GPS
GPS Tech Demo Day
See first-hand how GPS technologies are enabling economic growth, job creation and innovation.
About this Event
Organized by the GPS Innovation Alliance, CompTIA’s Space Enterprise Council, the Space Foundation, and the Aerospace In…
Defense Innovation Unit helping Army find alternatives to GPS
DIU received 25 proposals for the Dismounted Assured PNT System
Army looks for alternatives to GPS as enemies threaten to jam signals
Gen. Murray: “We have to have multiple ways of getting PNT in the future battlefield because of the threat of jamming."
Schedule woes for GPS 3 ground control system far from over, warns GAO
GAO predicts the OCX schedule will continue to slip. Raytheon: “The GAO findings are inaccurate.”
Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS
The Air Force Research Laboratory in 2022 will launch an experimental PNT satellite called NTS-3, short for Navigation Technology Satellite 3.
GPS, Nex-Gen OPIR dominate space investments
Of the $14.1 billion space request for 2020, about $11.9 billion is for investments — which the Pentagon defines as a combination of RDT&E (research, development, testing and engineering) and procurement.
Lawmakers to form bipartisan caucus to promote the economic, national security benefits of GPS
The bipartisan caucus will bring a central focus to GPS-related issues.
DoD weapons tester flags GPS and JMS in annual report
In its new annual report, the Defense Department’s director of operational test and evaluation credits the Air Force for making progress modernizing the Global Positioning System constellation, but warns that the disjointed management of the GPS enterprise of satellites, ground systems and user equipment continues to plague the program.
Triage reveals urgent military space jobs
U.S. combatant commanders urgently need to solve pressing problems in Earth observation, missile warning and position, navigation and timing, said Chuck Finley, former technical director of the Operational Responsive Space and its successor the Air Force Space Rapid Capabilities.
Air Force to upgrade existing GPS ground control system while next-generation OCX lags
The Air Force awarded a $462 million contract to Lockheed Martin to continue the modernization of the GPS ground control system.
SpaceX launches first GPS 3 satellite
SpaceX launched the U.S. Air Force’s newest global positioning system satellite Dec. 23 on a Falcon 9 rocket, completing the company’s 21st and final launch of the year.
Air Force launch commander ‘not confident’ GPS 3 will lift off Wednesday
45th Space Wing Commander: “We are now working with General Thompson’s folks and SpaceX to see whether we can launch tomorrow."
Highly anticipated GPS 3 launch just days away
The U.S. Air Force’s first GPS 3 satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations on Dec. 7 in preparation for a Dec. 18 launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
