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4th Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Constellation on Orbit
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 15, 2013 – With today’s launch of the fourth GPS IIF satellite, Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force continue modernizing the Global Positioning 
System that millions of people worldwide rely on as a navigation… Continue reading
Boeing Awarded US Air Force Contract to Continue GPS Modernization
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation for up to… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Completes Major GPS III Flight Software Milestone
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The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Position System III satellites has completed a key flight software milestone validating the software’s ability to provide reliable and effective command and control for the GPS… Continue reading
3rd Boeing GPS IIF Begins Operation After Early Handover to US Air Force
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 5, 2012 – A third Boeing [NYSE: BA] GPS IIF satellite has completed on-orbit checkout and is now part of the active 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing improved performance for… Continue reading
Boeing Modernizes GPS Network with 3rd GPS IIF Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Oct. 4, 2012 — The Global Positioning System… Continue reading
3rd Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Ready for Oct. 4 Launch
The third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites Boeing is building for the U.S. Air Force is ready to make the GPS system even more accurate, reliable and secure after successfully completing final checkout for launch.
SVN-65 is… Continue reading
Boeing Completes 5th GPS IIF Satellite for US Air Force
- Spacecraft on standby for launch
- New capabilities critical to sustaining GPS constellation
The Boeing Company has completed the fifth of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The spacecraft was built… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS III Flight Operations Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS IIIspace vehicles. The first and second GPS III satellites are… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Completes Navigation Payload Milestone For GPS III Prototype
GPS III Remains On Schedule; Within Original Air Force Budget
DENVER., May 29, 2011 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the… Continue reading
Boeing GPS IIF Satellites Assembled Using ‘Pulse’ Manufacturing Line
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has accelerated the assembly of its Global Positioning System… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for GPS III Launch and Checkout Capability
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $21.5 million contract to provide a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and control all GPS IIIsatellites from launch through early on-orbit testing.
The LCC, which will be… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Pathfinder Satellite to Denver on Schedule
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System has delivered the program’s pathfinder spacecraft to the company’s Denver-area facility. The pathfinder, known as the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST), will… Continue reading