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GPS Flexible Power Coming on September 7 September 2, 2010
From September 7 to September 11, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) will conduct what I like to call a "Tim the Tool Man Taylor" more-power exercise, which they have chosen to more appropriately call a Flex-Power Space and Control Segment Integration Checkout. No one really expects any problems to...More>>
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GPS Wing Receives First Ground-Based GPS Receivers from Rockwell Collins August 26, 2010
The GPS Wing announces that Rockwell Collins has delivered 21 prototype ground-based GPS receiver application module modernized receivers, which were developed under the GPS Wing’s Receiver Card Development program. These GB-GRAM-M receivers have completed the contractor’s formal qualification...More>>
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GPS Source Releases GPS Smart Repeater GLI Echo II June 25, 2010
GPS Source has added to its product line with the GLI Echo II, a GPS smart repeater. A primary LRU for GPS retransmission, it will provide a wireless or wired GPS signal live inside any military vehicle or aircraft, according to the company.More>>
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Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Continue Development of Micro-Gyro for DARPA Program June 15, 2010
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to continue development of a miniature navigation grade gyro for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that will provide precision navigation for size and power constrained applications. The company will develop the final configuration...More>>
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Commanding Conversation May 1, 2010
Defense editor Don Jewell is a retired Air Force officer who served for 30 years; many of his former peers and contemporaries are currently senior officers in today’s U.S. Air Force. Don sat down recently with General C. Robert Kehler, Commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, whom he has...More>>
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GPS OCX Contract Awarded: Some Observations February 25, 2010
The United States Air Force awarded the long-awaited and often delayed next phase of the GPS OCX contract this afternoon. There were two competitors, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. The contract was awarded to Raytheon Space System of Aurora, Colorado. The almost $850 million contract is for the...More>>
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GPS AEP 5.5C, the Rest of the Story: We Went to the Source February 24, 2010
If you are interested in the Global Positioning System (GPS) and are not related to Rip Van Winkle, then you have heard about the controversy surrounding the latest AEP ground control segment software upgrade, designated as version 5.5C.More>>
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Handheld Introduces Rugged Tablet Computer February 10, 2010
Handheld introduced the new Algiz 7 rugged tablet computer. The Algiz 7 is an ultra rugged mobile 7-inch widescreen tablet that runs Microsoft Windows 7 Professional operating system and features an Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor with 64 GB Solid State hard drive and 2 GB of DDR2 RAM.More>>
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BAE Systems to Provide Handheld Target Locators to U.S. Army December 21, 2009
BAE Systems of Nashua, New Hampshire, has received a $41.9 million U.S. Army contract for all-weather, lightweight, handheld laser target locator systems that allow soldiers to accurately identify target locations while on foot, in daylight or at night, and in fog and smoke.
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Trimble Yuma: The Perfect Handheld GPS Transceiver? October 14, 2009
What do you think of when you hear the name Yuma? Do you think of a small city in Arizona or do you think of all the tough guy Westerns named after that town, such as: “3:10 to Yuma” originally starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin, or Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, and Peter Fonda in the remake....More>>
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