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TAG: U.S. Air Force

PNT beacons can be deployed in orbit to penetrate the lunar surface and enable consistent wireless connectivity. (Image: Masten Space Systems)

Masten to develop beacon navigation system for the Moon

August 6, 2021

Masten Space Systems has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to develop and demonstrate a lunar positioning […]


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Northrop Grumman has successfully delivered an ESPAStar-D spacecraft bus to L3Harris in support of the NTS-3 mission. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

NTS-3 mission progresses toward launch in 2023

July 30, 2021

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) program is making major strides in developing a new navigation spacecraft for in-space […]


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Joby eVtol in flight in Northern California. (Photo: Joby Aviation)

US Air Force invests in flying cars

July 21, 2021

Are ‘”flying cars” unmanned aerial vehicles, manned aircraft, electric aircraft or just regular aircraft? Or perhaps a mix […]


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Boeing will offer a variant of the ATS drone being developed for the Australian Air Force. (Photo: Boeing)

Skyborg UAV aims to join frontline US fighter aircraft

February 17, 2021

It’s only a few weeks into the new year, yet there’s plenty happening in “UAV land” already. I […]


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B-2 Spirit multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. In December 2017, the Air Force completed a series of successful flight tests of M-code GPS using a Raytheon Company receiver on board a B-2 Spirit at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Bobby Garcia)

Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivers 3,000th GPS receiver

February 16, 2021

Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, delivered its 3,000th MAGR 2000-S24 GPS system to the U.S. […]


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History of the GNSS industry and milestones ahead

September 25, 2020

The history of GPS is fascinating. In 1957, a study by JHU’s Advanced Physics Laboratory (APL) utilized the […]


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The effects of space weather on critical Earth systems. (Image: NASA)

Space weather bill passed by US Congress to improve forecasting, mitigation

September 17, 2020

The United States Congress has passed bipartisan legislation to address how the government deals with threats posed by […]


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History of the program: NTS-1, 2 and 3. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

L3Harris clears critical design review for experimental satellite navigation program

September 1, 2020

L3Harris Technologies is on track to begin building the U.S. Air Force’s first Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) after […]


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