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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This article is tagged with Danny Baird, GPS satellite, GPS signal, Magnetospheric Multiscale, Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft, MMS, NASA and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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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This article is tagged with David Van Dusseldorp, first receiver, first signal, GPS history, GPS signal, NTS-2, Rockwell Collins and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News