Apple applies for license to install GPS testing equipment at Apple Park

February 11, 2020

Apple has applied for a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to install GPS testing equipment within […]

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Above: Krasukha jammer mounted on a heavy-duty truck, part of the radio electronic warfare unit (EW) of the Western Military District. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Israel accuses Russia of spoofing in its airspace

June 29, 2019

Israeli security officials publicly accused Russia of disrupting and spoofing GPS signal reception in Israeli airspace throughout the month […]

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An Interim Armored Vehicle "Stryker" and AH-64 Apache helicopters with Battle Group Poland move to secure an area during a lethality demonstration as part of Saber Strike 18 in June 2018. (Photo: U.S. Army/Spc. Hubert D. Delany III, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

U.S. Army to equip light armored vehicles with new GPS anti-jam units

June 7, 2019

The U.S. Army will send prototype anti-jamming systems to its 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Europe, in September […]

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Illustration of the four MMS spacecraft in orbit in Earth's magnetic field. (Image: NASA).

Record-breaking satellite advances NASA’s exploration of high-altitude GPS

April 8, 2019

GPS signals extend farther than expected, meaning future space missions can reliably use GPS at extreme altitudes. By […]

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Artist's concept of the nextgen GPS III satellite (courtesy of the USAF).

How perfect is GPS? You be the judge

August 14, 2017

In the July and August issues of the magazine, the “Out in Front” editorials held forth on the […]

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Photo: Rockwell Collins

First GPS signal received 40 years ago this month

July 19, 2017

Working well after midnight on July 19, 1977, a Rockwell Collins engineer named David Van Dusseldorp sat on the […]

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