Military PNT 2020

SMi Group are pleased to present the Military PNT conference, which will convene in London on the 19th-20th October 2020.

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

GPS committee calls FCC Ligado order a “grave error”

A committee charged with giving the U.S. government advice on space-based navigation services concluded that the FCC’s approval of Ligado’s 5G network is a “high-risk” decision that jeopardizes GPS services.

SpaceX launches a U.S. Space Force GPS 3 satellite, recovers rocket’s first stage

This was the first time SpaceX recovered a booster following a National Security Space Launch mission.

Space Force more receptive to reusable rockets as it continues to review SpaceX missions

SpaceX on June 30 is scheduled to make its first attempt to recover the Falcon 9 booster after launching a military satellite.

Coalition of GPS user groups joins fight against FCC’s Ligado decision

Five associations representing users of the Global Positioning System will be joining forces against the FCC.

DoD looks to Congress for help in dispute with FCC over Ligado network

Mike Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said DoD will seek help from Congress to get the FCC to reverse its decision.

HASC joins critics of FCC’s Ligado decision, FCC denounces ‘baseless fear mongering’

The House Armed Services Committee said the FCC's approval of Ligado’s proposal disregards federal law.

U.S. SPACECOM official on FCC Ligado decision: ‘I want to see the analysis’

Brig. Gen. James: GPS links are vulnerable, which is “part of the reason we're concerned about this situation.”

If Ligado’s network moves forward, U.S. military will need plan to protect GPS

Goldfein: Ligado building a 5G network in the spectrum near GPS is a major concern

FCC’s approval of Ligado 5G network draws criticism from DoD, praise from State Dept. 

DoD opposes the FCC's decision while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the deployment of the 5G network is “vital to our national security."

DoD issues new rebuke of FCC’s decision to allow Ligado 5G network

DoD issued a joint statement with the Department of Transportation criticizing the FCC ruling.

FCC to greenlight Ligado’s 5G network despite strong pushback from the Pentagon

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is poised to approve a spectrum application from Ligado Networks that would allow the company to deploy a wireless communications service that the Pentagon says will drown out GPS signals. 

Pandemic pushes SpaceX GPS 3 launch to late June

The launch was scheduled for late April and is now projected for no-earlier than June 30.

GPS ground system gets cybersecurity upgrade as OCX faces new schedule setback

Until OCX is delivered, the Space Force will use the ground system known as Contingency Operations, or COps, made by Lockheed Martin.

Trump directs U.S. government agencies to protect critical infrastructure that relies on GPS

The executive order signed Feb. 12 is titled “Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Services.”

Lockheed Martin delivers new GPS satellite scheduled for April launch aboard Falcon 9

The April launch will be SpaceX’s second GPS 3 mission