The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System (GPS) nearly 50 years ago, critical infrastructure to both ...

Modern smartphones come equipped with GPS receivers that measure radio signals beamed from satellites orbiting roughly 1,200 ...

The Pentagon’s first batch of new and more capable GPS satellites, part of the GPS IIIF program, is facing significant delays ...

The U.S. military tapped a mix of small and large companies to design an alternate network of GPS satellites it says it needs ...

This initiative aims to augment the existing GPS constellation with small, low-cost satellites to enhance resilience for both ...

GPS IIF satellite vehicles continue to modernize the GPS constellation while bringing new capabilities to both military and civilian users. GPS IIF SVs will bring into service the dedicated civil ...

Astranis secured an $8 million contract for the initial design phase of the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program ...

However, choosing the best GPS mode for the occasion can be tricky. There’s plenty of jargon to demystify, thanks to the many different Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) mixing with ...

The Pentagon’s first batch of new and more capable GPS satellites is as much as eight to 11 months behind the desired ...

Called R-GPS for short, the program is intended to provide an alternative, backup network for the current satellite system. "[GPS is] vitally important to everything we do day-to-day, from the ...