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April 5, 2018
Key House Chairman Sticks with GPS OCX Despite Issues, MITRE Criticism

Mike Rogers, a key lawmaker in military space policy, appears willing to stick with the current program to build a more capable and…

By Dee Ann Divis


April 5, 2018
Ligado Decision May Be At Hand

The federal government is rumored to be nearing a decision about Ligado Networks’ request to repurpose its satellite frequencies to also support a…

By Dee Ann Divis


March 14, 2018
FCC Authorizes New Iridium Terminals, Dismisses GPS Concerns

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has declined to take action on concerns expressed by the GPS community, approving an Iridium request to modify…

By Dee Ann Divis


February 28, 2018
Army Looks to Speed Assured PNT With OTA Funding

The Army is leaning toward using a funding channel designed for fast deals with high-tech entrepreneurs to rev up its work on assured…

By Dee Ann Divis


February 15, 2018
The Federal Budget is Confusing, but GPS Appears OK – for Now

Congress is in the midst of a confusing multi-budget-year scramble to fund the government for fiscal year 2018 – which is now nearly…

By Dee Ann Divis


February 15, 2018
$10B Contest Starts for GPS IIIF Contract

Air Force Space Command released its request for proposals (RFP) Tuesday in a winner-take-all contest to build $10 billion of new GPS III…

By Dee Ann Divis


February 13, 2018
GPS III Request for Proposals Released

After repeated delays the Air Force Space Command released its request for proposals (RFP) in a winner-take-all contest to build 22 new GPS…

By Dee Ann Divis


January 1, 2018
Congressional Mandate Means More Work on New Military GPS Receivers

The Air Force is scouring the landscape for its next round of receiver technology now that the first increment of its military receiver…

By Dee Ann Divis


November 30, 2017
Army Launches 5-Year PNT Technology R&D Program

The Army is kicking off a wide-ranging, five-year research effort to develop new position, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies for battlefield use. The…

By Dee Ann Divis


November 27, 2017
Ligado: Business and Network Plan Remain Unclear

A highly anticipated presentation by Ligado Networks to the nation’s leading satellite navigation experts took an unexpected turn when the company said it…

By Dee Ann Divis


November 22, 2017
Next Tranche of GPS Satellites to be called GPS IIIFs

The Global Positioning Systems Directorate, which is poised to launch its procurement of another 22 GPS III satellites, has given its next tranche of…

By Dee Ann Divis


October 31, 2017
Underground Pipelines Among Transportation Systems Dependent on GPS

While it is understood that the internet, cell phones and air traffic systems rely on GPS technology to function smoothly, so too do…

By Dee Ann Divis


October 12, 2017
Advisory Board Invites Ligado to the Podium

The nation’s leading satellite navigation experts have invited Ligado Networks, a firm whose plans are widely viewed by many as a threat to…

By Dee Ann Divis


September 19, 2017
GPS III Contest At Hand But Context has Shifted Sharply

After several years of shifting plans the competition to build the next tranche of GPS III satellites is poised to start, though the…

By Dee Ann Divis


September 18, 2017
FAA’s NextGen Largely On Track, Says GAO; Privatization Stalls

Improvements to the nation’s air traffic control system, including a shift to more efficient GPS-based routing and GPS-enabled aircraft surveillance, are largely on…

By Dee Ann Divis


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