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Lockheed Martin Advances GPS Block III Testing
August 26, 2016

Lockheed Martin Advances GPS Block III Testing

More than 300 engineers, technicians, and support personnel have been working on the GPS III program, including successfully completing space vehicle (SV) 01 testing, at Lockheed Martin’s processing facility near Denver.
 
The Air Force recently exercised contract options for Lockheed Martin to complete development of eight GPS III space vehicles (GPS III SVs 01 to 08). The eight vehicles are in various stages of assembly, integration and testing, according to the prime contractor for the next-generation spacecraft.
 

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Federal Railroad Administration Announces Status Updates to GPS-Aided Collision Avoidance System
August 24, 2016

Federal Railroad Administration Announces Status Updates to GPS-Aided Collision Avoidance System

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week released a status update that calls for railroads to roll out Positive Train Control (PTC) technologies, which incorporates GNSS technology, as soon as possible. The update also underscores the Obama administration’s calls to provide more funding to assist commuter railroads in implementing PTC.

PTC uses GNSS, but mostly GPS, to prevent train-to-train collisions, high-speed derailments, and the unauthorized movement of trains into work zones.

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GPS OCX to Halt Work September 15 unless Lawmakers Act
August 16, 2016

GPS OCX to Halt Work September 15 unless Lawmakers Act

A lack of funds will force a shutdown in the development of the GPS new ground system on September 15 unless lawmakers act on a July request to redirect funds, according to the Air Force.

Although the doors likely would only be closed for a little over two weeks, a hiatus would add substantially to the total cost of the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and further delay completion of the already behind-schedule program, the Pentagon has told lawmakers.

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By Inside GNSS
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Ligado Lobbying Expenses Jump as Election Looms, Near-GPS Spectrum Sought

Ligado Lobbying Expenses Jump as Election Looms, Near-GPS Spectrum Sought

With control of Congress increasingly up in the air and a new administration due to take the reins in six months, organizations around Washington, are working hard to get friendly provisions in place before sympathetic officials have to change jobs.

Public records show that would-be broadband provider Ligado Networks, which hopes to rezone frequencies neighboring those used by GPS despite a proven interference risk, is on track to double its lobbying expenditures this year.

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By Dee Ann Divis
GNSS Forum: Seven Easy Ways the Administration or Congress Could Get a Quick Win Protecting GPS and America

GNSS Forum: Seven Easy Ways the Administration or Congress Could Get a Quick Win Protecting GPS and America

Dana Goward, President & Executive Director, Resilient Navigation & Timing Foundation

The U.S. Secretary of Defense has said “I hate GPS” and “I want to unplug the military from GPS.” Senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have called GPS “a single point of failure for critical infrastructure.”

GPS signals are used by virtually every technology. Their disruption for more than a brief period of time or over more than a small area could impact cell phone service, financial systems, computer networks, emergency radio systems, and every mode of transportation. It could be catastrophic for America.

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Rockwell Collins NavFire GPS Technology Used in Weapon Systems
August 6, 2016

Rockwell Collins NavFire GPS Technology Used in Weapon Systems

Vulcano 127-millimeter artillery shell

Rockwell Collins is integrating its NavFire Precision Positioning Service (PPS) GPS into Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s VULCANO naval and artillery weapons systems.  Rockwell says it customized the NavFire receivers for the customer’s ammunition and provided support during testing.
 
Vulcano is a family of unguided (BER) and guided (GLR) ammunition for the 76- and 127-millimeter naval guns and 155-millimeter land artillery systems built by Leonardo, an Italian company known as Finmeccanica until its renaming earlier this year.
 

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Clarion to Use Furuno’s DR/GNSS Module in Navigation System

Clarion to Use Furuno’s DR/GNSS Module in Navigation System

Clarion NXR16 with Furuno GV-86 GPS/dead reckoning-module

Furuno’s GV-86 GPS receiver chip with its dead-reckoning DR/GNSS module will be integrated into Clarion’s NXR16 car navigation systems for the auto-leasing and car rental industries.

The GV-86 features a dead-reckoning-enabled GNSS receiver that receives concurrent GPS, satellite-based augmentation system, and Quasi-Zenith Satellite System signals. The dead-reckoning capability allows the unit to provide positioning while in such harsh environments as tunnels, urban canyons, and underground parking garages where GNSS signals may be blocked, the company said.

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Air Force Announces a New Competition for GPS III Launch Services

Air Force Announces a New Competition for GPS III Launch Services

Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, Space and Missile Systems Center commander and Air Force program executive officer for Space., U.S Air Force photo by Van Ha

[Updated August 19, 2016, to include Air Force responses to Inside GNSS questions.] The U.S. Air Force has announced a new competition for the next GPS III satellite launch, scheduled for 2019. The request for proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service, due from the industry by September 19, follows a draft RPF that received “extensive industry engagements,” the Air Force said.

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GPS Networking to Supply Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Contract
July 27, 2016

GPS Networking to Supply Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Contract

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Oshkosh Defense photo from Wikimedia Commons

Oshkosh Defense, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, has approved Colorado-based GPS Networking as a supplier on the $6.7-billion U.S. Department of Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

After going through rigorous qualification testing and thorough vetting, GPS Networking was approved to supply company products for the JLTV.  During the contract, which includes both low rate initial production (LRIP) and full rate production (FRP) phases, Oshkosh expects to deliver approximately 17,000 vehicles and sustainment services.

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Air Force Backs GPS OCX as Temporary Shutdown Looms
July 17, 2016

Air Force Backs GPS OCX as Temporary Shutdown Looms

The Air Force is defending the new GPS ground system, taking a stand against naysayers in Congress and declaring through its actions an intent to stick with the Next Generation Operational Control System program (OCX) — at least for now.

The most public of these actions occurred June 30 when Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced OCX would surpass by at least 25 percent the program’s estimated cost. She declared a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach, putting the program on a path to automatic cancellation.

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By Dee Ann Divis
Pursued by GPS-Aided Advertisers? Check the Small Print
July 15, 2016

Pursued by GPS-Aided Advertisers? Check the Small Print

When we’re using a mobile location-based application such as getting driving directions from Google Maps, it’s not surprising to see advertisements from local businesses showing up in our browsers. Customized advertising, after all, is Google’s bread and butter.

But as owners of GNSS-enabled mobile devices move around through the world, they are often followed by similar unsolicited offers and advertising from apparently random sources.

What’s that all about?

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