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Congress just killed the cheapest way to protect America’s GPS satellites

The US Space Force’s “Resilient GPS” program could have dramatically strengthened GPS reliability—at the same moment ...
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Space Force targeting more affordable GPS satellites

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 ...
SpaceNews

Space Force may be done with R-GPS, but Congress isn’t

The Space Force pressed ahead with R-GPS using the funding it had, even after Congress declined to approve the additional $77 million. A year later, the dynamic has reversed: the Space Force says it ...
NBC New York

Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network

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 ...
The Gazette

Johnson County sheriff’s GPS program reduces jail numbers, improves staff efficiency

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 ...
Business Wire

Sierra Space’s Resilient GPS Satellite Program Reaches Key Milestone

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 ...
C4ISRNET

Space Force’s Resilient GPS program draws skepticism from lawmakers

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 ...
GPS World

Editorial Advisory Board Q&A: Improving the GPS program

“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 ...