Aerospace and Defense Archives - Page 23 of 57 - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design

December 17, 2018

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NASA CubeSats to Orbit on Venture Class Launch Services Mission

U.S. small satellite launch company Rocket Lab has launched its third orbital mission of 2018, successfully deploying satellites to orbit for NASA. The mission, designated Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa)-19 , took place just over a month after Rocket Lab’s last successful orbital launch, “It’s Business Time.” Rocket Lab has launched a total of 24 satellites to orbit in 2018.

By Inside GNSS

December 13, 2018

DHS Developing Performance Standards for GPS Receivers Used in Critical Infrastructure

During a discussion of PNT issues at a workshop on Dec. 11, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official mentioned that DHS was developing performance standards for GPS/GNSS receivers used in critical infrastructure.

By Inside GNSS

The U.S. Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satelli

December 11, 2018

First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Upcoming Launch

Advanced New Satellite Design to Help U.S. Air Force Modernize the GPS Constellation

TITUSVILLE, Florida, Dec. 11, 2018 – The U.S. Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned Dec. 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

By Inside GNSS

[uam_ad id="183541"]

December 3, 2018

Air Force Announces GPS Milestone as 2nd SOPS Takes Command of AEP 7.5

The 2nd Space Operations Squadron took formal command of Architecture Evolution Plan 7.5, the largest GPS architectural change in operational history, after its successful installation at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado on Nov 16, 2018.

By Inside GNSS

November 27, 2018

Lockheed Martin, Amazon Web Services Team to Make Downlinking Satellite Data Easier and Less Expensive

Today at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, and Lockheed Martin announced a strategic collaboration to integrate the new AWS Ground Station service with Lockheed Martin’s new Verge antenna network. AWS and Lockheed Martin are bringing these two highly capable systems together to provide a solution that addresses customer needs for resilient satellite uplinks and downlinks.

By Inside GNSS

November 26, 2018

NASA JPL, Lockheed Martin Successfully Land on Mars

NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. This afternoon, the InSight Mars Lander, which was designed, built and tested by Lockheed Martin, navigated the dramatic entry and descent through the Martian atmosphere and touched down on Elysium Planitia in the equatorial region of Mars. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor responsible for the complete spacecraft system – cruise stage, aeroshell and the lander itself.

By Inside GNSS

November 16, 2018

Air Force to Battle Hostile Navigation Environments with High-Assurance GPS Receiver Technology from Rockwell Collins

Rockwell Collins has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (USAF AFLCMC) to provide its latest-generation Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receiver (DIGAR). With unsurpassed GPS threat protection levels, DIGAR receivers will bring highly-reliable navigation for U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve F-16 aircraft operating in contested, electromagnetic environments, according to Rockwell Collins. This will be the first combat fighter aircraft to be installed with the latest version of the receiver.

By Inside GNSS

[uam_ad id="183541"]

November 14, 2018

Russia Jammed GPS Signals During NATO Military Exercise Involving US Troops

The Russian military jammed GPS signals during a major NATO military exercise in Norway between October 16 and November 7, according to multiple published reports this week. The military exercise involved thousands of U.S. and NATO troops, CNN reported, citing the Norwegian government.

By Stan Goff

New ESA Facility Integrates IT, Satnav Infrastructure to Serve Science Community

The new European Space Agency (ESA) GNSS Science Support Centre (GSSC) is based at ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre, ESAC, near Madrid. Run by ESA’s Galileo Science Office, the GSSC integrates IT and satnav infrastructure to deliver advanced data processing services to the scientific community.

By Inside GNSS

November 8, 2018

Call for Abstracts for ION’s Joint Navigation Conference

The ION Joint Navigation Conference (JNC), the largest U.S. military Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technologies conference of the year with joint service and government participation, is calling for abstracts. The event will focus on technical advances in PNT with emphasis on joint development, test and support of affordable PNT systems, logistics and integration.

By Inside GNSS

October 26, 2018

Four More Galileo Satellites Brought Online Earlier This Month

The Galileo satellite navigation system has been in the news a lot this week, and now comes word from the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) that Galileo Satellites GSAT0215, GSAT0216, GSAT0217, and GSAT0218, launched in December 2017, have been commissioned for operational use.

By Inside GNSS

October 19, 2018

Harris Corp., L3 Technologies to Merge to Create a Global Defense Technology Leader

Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies, Inc., have agreed this week to combine in an all stock merger of equals to create a global defense technology leader, focused on developing differentiated and mission critical solutions for customers around the world.

By Inside GNSS

October 18, 2018

GPS Hackers Could Send Weapons to Wrong Target – GAO Report

A recent General Accountability Office (GAO) report is highly critical of the cyber security, or lack thereof, in U.S. weapons systems. One of the examples of cyber-attacks it lists is GPS spoofing.

The report, published this month, goes on to say:

“…weapon systems are dependent on external systems, such as positioning and navigation systems and command and control systems in order to carry out their missions—and their missions can be compromised by attacks on those other systems. A successful attack on one of the systems the weapon depends on can potentially limit the weapon’s effectiveness, prevent it from achieving its mission, or even cause physical damage and loss of life.”

By Inside GNSS

« Previous 1 … 21 22 23 24 25 … 57 Next »

Aerospace and Defense

Webinar on GNSS Jamming and Crowd Sourcing Detection and GeoLocat...

Partial Government Shutdown Bites Civil GPS Agencies, SatNav Cust...

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NASA CubeSats to Orbit on Venture Class Launch Services Mission

DHS Developing Performance Standards for GPS Receivers Used in Critical Infrastructure

First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Upcoming Launch

Air Force Announces GPS Milestone as 2nd SOPS Takes Command of AEP 7.5

Lockheed Martin, Amazon Web Services Team to Make Downlinking Satellite Data Easier and Less Expensive

NASA JPL, Lockheed Martin Successfully Land on Mars

Air Force to Battle Hostile Navigation Environments with High-Assurance GPS Receiver Technology from Rockwell Collins

Russia Jammed GPS Signals During NATO Military Exercise Involving US Troops

New ESA Facility Integrates IT, Satnav Infrastructure to Serve Science Community

Call for Abstracts for ION’s Joint Navigation Conference

Four More Galileo Satellites Brought Online Earlier This Month

Harris Corp., L3 Technologies to Merge to Create a Global Defense Technology Leader

GPS Hackers Could Send Weapons to Wrong Target – GAO Report