The handheld Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR), popularly known as the “Plugger,” replaced the Manpack in 1993. These units were similar to civilian receivers of the time but used higher-precision GPS signals.
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The PLGR was smaller and lighter than the older Manpack GPS receiver.
Type: Artifact
Image Date: 2012
Credit: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Origin: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
