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Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson

SMC commander Lt. Gen. Thompson retires

July 30, 2021

Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), will retire Aug. 1. […]

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This article is tagged with Brig. Gen. D. Jason Cothern, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, SMC, Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force and posted in Defense, Latest News

Photo: U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launches GPS satellite to provide PNT services

June 18, 2021

SpaceX launched into orbit for the U.S. Space Force the fifth GPS III satellite (SV05) on June 17. GPS […]

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This article is tagged with GPS III, GPS modernization, Lockheed Martin, M-code, satellite, SpaceX, U.S. Space Force and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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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This article is tagged with Astrotech Space Operations, Cape Canaveral, Col. Edward Byrne, GPS III SV05, Lockheed Martin, Los Angeles Air Force Base, M-code, military code, satellite launch, Space and Missile Systems Center, U.S. Space Force and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

An Airman with the 374th Security Forces Squadron uses a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) to track the team’s current during a 2018 field training exercise at Camp Fuji, Japan. (Photo: Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore/U.S. Air Force)

BAE Systems to develop advanced GPS chips for warfighters

February 24, 2021

BAE Systems has received a $247 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center […]

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This article is tagged with BAE Systems, government contract, GPS receivers, M-code, MGUE, military applications, Military GPS User Equipment, navigation, positioning, precision-guided munitions, timing, U.S. Space Force, warfighters and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, Latest News

GPS IIIF’s M-Code can be broadcast from a high-gain directional antenna in a concentrated, high-powered spot beam, in addition to a wide-angle, full-Earth antenna. (Artist rendering: Lockheed Martin)

L3Harris contracted for GPS III Follow-On payloads

February 23, 2021

L3Harris Technologies has received contracts totaling $137 million for four navigation payload Mission Data Units (MDU) for future […]

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This article is tagged with GPS constellation, GPS III Follow-On satellite, GPS IIIF satellite, L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, MDU, Mission Data Unit, U.S. Space Force and posted in Latest News

US ally receiving modern military GPS user equipment

January 6, 2021

Germany is the first United States ally to order the new military code (M-code)-capable Military GPS User Equipment […]

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This article is tagged with Foreign Military Sales, Germany, M-code, MGUE, Military GPS User Equipment, resilient PNT, secretary of defense, SMC, U.S. Space Force and posted in Defense, 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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This article is tagged with M-code, M-Code Early Use, M-MSTIC, MCEU, military code, OCS AEP, Red Dragon Cybersecurity Suite, Space and Missile Systems Center, U.S. Space Force and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, Latest News

The U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin-built next generation GPS III satellite on orbit. Rendering portrays GPS III Space Vehicles (SVs) 01-10. (Artist's Rendering: Lockheed Martin)

GPS satellite SVN-77/GPS III SV04 set healthy for use

December 3, 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center has issued a notice that GPS satellite SVN-77 (PRN-14) was set healthy […]

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This article is tagged with CGSIC, GPS III, GPS III SV04, GPS satellite, GPS satellite SVN-77, L5, NAVCEN, SVN-78, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Space Force and posted in GNSS, Latest News