GPS III SV05 is encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations Florida in preparation for its June 17 launch. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

GPS III SV-05 encapsulated ahead of June 17 launch

June 11, 2021

The fifth GPS III satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing on June 9 in preparation for […]

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BAE Systems receives $325M for M-code GPS modules

May 18, 2021

BAE Systems Inc. has received a $325.5 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for advanced military code […]

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This article is tagged with anti-jamming, Anti-spoofing, Defense Logistics Agency, GPS technology, M-code, M-code GPS receivers, MGUE, military code, MPE-M, MPETM-M, NavStrike-M and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

From his side window, a crew chief relays vital position information back to the CH-47 Chinook pilot as paratroopers hook their pallet of equipment to the underside of the helicopter during sling load and air operations training. (Photo: U.S. Army/Maj. Robert Fellingham)

GPS military code receives operational acceptance for early use

December 7, 2020

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Production Corps achieved a major GPS milestone on Nov. 18 with the […]

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A Falcon 9 carrying GPS III SV04 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Nov 5. (Photo: SpaceX via USAF)

GPS III SV04 receives operational acceptance, 1 more needed for M-code

December 2, 2020

The fourth GPS III satellite, space vehicle (SV) 04, received United States Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval on […]

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GPS military code installs complete at master control sites

August 6, 2020

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center on July 27 completed the military code (M-code) […]

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This article is tagged with Lockheed Martin, M-code, Master Control Station, MCEU, military code, Military Ground User Equipment, Next Generation Operational Control System Block 1, Operational Acceptance, Schriever Air Force Base, U.S. Space Force and posted in Defense, GNSS, Latest News