Lockheed Martin has handed over to the U.S. Air Force a Global Positioning System 3 satellite that is slated to launch aboardSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in April, SpaceNewsreported Sunday.
United Launch Alliance is in the last stage of preparations for the launch of the second satellite that will provide the U.S. military with Global Positioning System III service.
Lockheed Martin has started final qualification testing of ground control system updates meant to help U.S. Air Force personnel fly a Global Positioning Systems 3 satellite, C4ISRNET reported Friday.
U.S. Air Force leaders predict that multiple companies will compete for work to build approximately 22 GPS 3 satellites for the service branch, Space News reported Thursday. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, hinted Boeing and Northrop Grumman as among potential contractors that could respond to a request for […] More
Northrop Grumman and Boeing have sent their responses to a U.S. Air Force notice that seeks a vendor to build the branch’s next set of GPS satellites under a potential $200 million contract, Space News reported Thursday. Mike Gruss writes the Air Force’s acquisition arm released a solicitation in search of interested vendors to develop the next batch of GPS III satellites and […] More