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GPS: A Connecting Force

Dec. 3, 2024
Every day, over 12,000 miles above our heads, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites work silently to keep everything from military exercises to everyday activities on track.  Their positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) are crucial to U.S. military operations that protect our national...
For the Space Force and the U.S. writ large, the mission of position, navigation, and timing has become synonymous with three letters: GPS. That is likely to change in the coming years, as service officials described plans this week for a whole host of alternative ...
The Space Force, already facing its first-ever budget cut in fiscal 2025, would face even bigger reductions if House appropriators get their way. In their version of the 2025 defense appropriations bill, House lawmakers want to slash $900 million from the Space Force’s proposed $29.6 billion ...
The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX successfully launched the sixth GPS III satellite into orbit Jan. 18, bolstering the crucial position, navigation, and timing constellation. The launch, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-40, took place at 7:24 a.m. Eastern, with the satellite riding SpaceX’s ...
The Senate Armed Services Committee is convening a panel of current and former military officials May 6 in a last-ditch attempt to get the Federal Communications Commission to change its mind about approving a Ligado Networks plan opposed by the Pentagon. Committee leaders believe the ...