The Space Force wants its next fleet of GPS satellites to be smaller, cheaper and more resilient - and it's looking to a mix of commercial and defense firms to help design those spacecraft. Four ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Space Force wants to launch dozens of small, cheap satellites as part of its Resilient GPS program, meant to augment the ...

The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly known as GPS — nearly 50 years ago, satellites which have become critical infrastructure for both the military and the ...

Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputies Robert Schuerer (left) and Luther Cassell stand Wednesday for a portrait at the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Iowa City. The deputies oversee the Johnson ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth ® and protect economic freedom ...

The Air Force announced in April it would use authority from Congress to shift unused funds from elsewhere in the Space Force’s budget to begin development on Resilient GPS. (Lockheed Martin) A ...

The Space Force is looking for ways to experiment with new technologies on its next-generation GPS satellites, but persistent delays to a key demonstration program could limit its options. The service ...

Exelis (NYSE: XLS) successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation payload simulator software. Developed by Exelis, the software will simulate ...

“GPS technology and operational performance continue to set the standard for GNSS, but necessary modernization is late to need, and becoming later by the day. This reflects what I see as loss of focus ...