Military PNT 2020

SMi Group are pleased to present the Military PNT conference, which will convene in London on the 18th-19th May 2020.

Military PNT will host a range of presentations from both the commercial (NAVISP, UK GNSS) and military (GPS, NTS-3) grade…

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."

Last Delta 4 Medium launches GPS-3 satellite

United Launch Alliance completed the last launch of a Delta 4 Medium Aug. 22, sending a GPS-3 satellite into a medium Earth orbit for the U.S. Air Force. 

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."

Air Force open to reusable rockets, but SpaceX must first demonstrate performance

The Air Force has not determined when it might allow reused hardware instead of brand-new Falcon 9 Block 5 rockets.

Mike Pence headed to Cape Canaveral for GPS 3 launch

The first GPS 3, known as SV01, is the first of an entirely new design of GPS satellite that has three times better accuracy and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities, according to Lockheed Martin.

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.