GMV Aerospace and Defence S.A.U. (Prime) GMV is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organisations: ◼ Space ◼ Aeronautics ◼ Defence ◼ Health ◼ Security ◼ Transportation ◼ Telecommunications ◼ Information Technologies Currently, the GMV group employs almost 3000+ staff, most of whom work in the Space business (1700+) and have outstanding experience and capabilities. The turnover of the overall GMV group was 260 M€ in 2021, corresponding approximately 60% to activities in the space sector. GMV Space operations and activities are integrated across its multiples subsidiaries located in Spain, Portugal, UK, Germany, France, Romania, Poland, Belgium, the US and Asia. With over 400 staff working in our Space and Defence Directorate and nearly 20 years of experience in the space industry, GMV is one of Europe’s leading independent space companies. In particular, GMV is an important player of the GNSS community at worldwide level and is involved both in the development of GNSS infrastructure and the provision of services based on GNSS for different markets. GMV works for major aeronautics/space industry manufacturers and European institutions, in engineering specialization and aeronautics system development under the highest quality standards. GMV is one of the few European companies with specific knowledge of state-of-the-art avionics architecture, testing systems and related regulations. Aeronautical activities have benefited from synergies with our space activities both in the field of OBSW development and their test automation, as in the field of aeronautical on-board equipment and avionics software technology clearly overlaps with the space equipment and on-board software in the space environment. GMV has been involved in the design and development of different automated test benches for electronic parts and equipment. These activities have enabled GMV to gain and build up the knowledge and technology in areas such as data capture and analysis, as well as test sequence preparation and automation. GMV is bringing the following key assets and experience to this project: ◼ Experience in the development of GNSS receivers and GNSS signal recorders. ◼ In-depth experience in advanced GNSS signal processing and positioning techniques with multiple constellations. ◼ Expertise in the development of Guidance, Navigation and Control GNC systems, on-board SW and avionics products ◼ Experience in the development, verification and validation of HW/SW co-design, and its associated performances and optimisations Point of contact
mmanzano@gmv.com