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August 7, 2017

DHS hosts 2017 First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise; Chronos Technology Selected to Participate

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is resolute in making first responders safer and more aware of jamming and its potential impact to their communications, safety and ability to execute their mission. S&T is combatting jamming threats by evaluating the threat, developing and testing mitigation technologies, working with public safety agencies to update training procedures, and raising awareness of jamming threats and characteristics.

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August 6, 2017

GNSS Hotspots | August 2017

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August 2, 2017

Lockheed Martin Invests $350 Million in “Factory of the Future” for Satellite Production

Preliminary construction is underway on a new, $350 million Lockheed Martin facility that will produce next-generation satellites. The new facility, located on the company’s Waterton Canyon campus near Denver, Colorado is the latest step in an ongoing transformation, infused with innovation to provide future missions at reduced cost and cycle time.

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August 1, 2017

STATSports Selects Taoglas to Connect to GPS-based Apex System

Taoglas, a Wexford, Ireland-based provider of automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) antenna products, today announced that STATSports has selected Taoglas to provide antenna solutions for its new Apex line of GPS-based sports performance monitors.

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July 31, 2017

OCX Delayed Again as Development Jumps to $6 Billion

The development cost for the new GPS ground system has jumped to $6 billion and the schedule has slipped another nine months due to "realized program technical risks" and the need to refresh out-of-date hardware and software, according to the U.S. Air Force.

By Dee Ann Divis

Funding Boosted for GPS Backup and WAAS, but Civil GPS Funding in Question

On July 27, while most of Washington was focused on the Senate’s healthcare drama, House lawmakers quietly passed their defense appropriation bill and approving in the process a last-minute spending boost for the demonstration of a GPS backup.

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July 28, 2017

GPS Funding Comes with Strong Support — and Strings Attached

Federal budgeteers have made clear their support for satellite navigation though problems with military space programs in general, and GPS programs in particular, have lawmakers working to shake up the Pentagon’s management structure and put limits on new federal business to contractors whose projects go awry.

By Dee Ann Divis

July 27, 2017

L3 IEC’s Modernized GPS Receiver Completes Successful Guided Flight Test

L3 Interstate Electronics Corporation announced on Tuesday (July 25) that its TruNav GPS is the company’s first Military Code (M-Code) compatible GPS receiver to guide a gun-launched spinning projectile to a target. The guided flight test was conducted at Yuma Proving Grounds by the U.S. Army as part of a series consisting of both guided and unguided rounds.

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July 26, 2017

Public Safety Training Workshops and Educational Sessions Set for 2017 Drone World Expo

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), DJI, and Fly-Robotics will be presenting a public safety training workshop as part of the pre-conference offerings at Drone World Expo 2017, taking place October 3-4 at the San Jose Convention Center. The workshop will be held on Monday, October 2, from 9am – 12 pm and 1pm – 4 pm.

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International Flight Inspection Symposium 2018

Sponsored by the International Committee for Airspace Standards and Calibration (ICASC) and hosted by the Institute of Navigation (ION), IFIS 2018 is the 20th International Flight Inspection Symposium and serves as a credible international forum that promotes a better understanding of the technologies and environmental issues impacting global flight inspection operations.

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July 25, 2017

Australia’s First GPS Infrastructure Officially in Space

This has been a productive year so far for Australia in terms of GPS breakthroughs, but plans are in place for the country to continue to make big strides in GPS technology and precise positioning programs.

Spatial Source — Australia and New Zealand’s first website covering the geospatial, surveying, GIS and mapping communities — reports that Australia officially has its first GPS infrastructure in space, according to the nation’s Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne.

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2017 Public Interface Control Working Group and Forum for the NAVSTAR GPS Public Documents

This notice informs the public that the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate will host the 2017 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum on September 6-7, 2017 for the following NAVSTAR GPS public documents: IS-GPS-200 (Navigation User Interfaces), IS-GPS-705 (User Segment L5 Interfaces), ICD-GPS-240 (NAVSTAR GPS Control Segment to User Support Community Interfaces), and ICD-GPS-870 (NAVSTAR GPS Control Segment to User Support Community Interfaces). Additional logistical details can be found below.

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July 24, 2017

Reports of Mass GPS Spoofing Attack in the Black Sea Strengthen Calls for PNT Backup

After reports of an apparent mass and blatant GPS spoofing attack involving more than 20 vessels in the Black Sea last month, navigation experts and maritime executives are scratching their heads and the president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing (RNT) Foundation is hoping this latest incident will help spur more action toward building an eLoran complement and backup for GPS.

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DHS hosts 2017 First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise; Chronos Technology Selected to Participate

GNSS Hotspots | August 2017

Lockheed Martin Invests $350 Million in “Factory of the Future” for Satellite Production

STATSports Selects Taoglas to Connect to GPS-based Apex System

OCX Delayed Again as Development Jumps to $6 Billion

Funding Boosted for GPS Backup and WAAS, but Civil GPS Funding in Question

GPS Funding Comes with Strong Support — and Strings Attached

L3 IEC’s Modernized GPS Receiver Completes Successful Guided Flight Test

Public Safety Training Workshops and Educational Sessions Set for 2017 Drone World Expo

International Flight Inspection Symposium 2018

Australia’s First GPS Infrastructure Officially in Space

2017 Public Interface Control Working Group and Forum for the NAVSTAR GPS Public Documents

Reports of Mass GPS Spoofing Attack in the Black Sea Strengthen Calls for PNT Backup