GPS Source, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Mission Systems, has delivered Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) systems with integrated Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) receiver cards to the U.S. Army DEVCOM AvMC and PEO Missiles & Space — the initial systems will be used to evaluate the performance of Patriot missile batteries with modernized […]
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Satellite Data From Spire Global To ID RF +GPS Interferences For Military Applications
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has expanded their existing partnership with Slingshot Aerospace. On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Space Force awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $2 million contract to develop a prototype analytics tool that uses space-based location data from proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) constellations to identify potential sources of electronic ground interference. Spire […]
HawkEye 360 Signal Detection Reveals GPS Interference In Ukraine + Debuts A New Space-Based Interference Sensing Product
HawkEye 360 Inc. recently announced the capability to detect and geolocate Global Positioning System (GPS) interference, with analysis of data over Ukraine revealing extensive GPS interference activity. HawkEye 360 uses satellites to monitor radio frequency signals for interference that might threaten military and civil navigation applications. The capability was tested last year in a variety […]
RF + GPS Telemetry Data From Spire Global To Support Slingshot Aerospace + The USSF / SSC DEEP Contract
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has expanded their existing partnership with Slingshot Aerospace. On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Space Force awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $2 million contract to develop a prototype analytics tool that uses space-based location data from proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) constellations to identify potential sources of electronic ground interference. Spire […]
Globalstar SPOT Trace Monitors Currents And Biodiversity In The World’s Oceans
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), announces that German research institution The Helmholtz Center Hereon is using SPOT Trace satellite GPS trackers to conduct worldwide oceanography research. Hereon has designed and engineered innovative ocean drifter devices built around SPOT Trace which monitor ocean surface currents and reveal how biodiversity levels change in […]
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Awards BAE Systems with Million$$$ Contract Option
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has executed a $316 million contract option for BAE Systems’ advanced M-Code Global Positioning System (GPS) modules, raising the contract funding to $641 million. The modules provide dependable positioning, navigation, and timing for ground troops, vehicles, aircraft, and precision munitions. The contract will ensure the availability of Common GPS Modules […]
Lockheed Martin Contracted To Build Three GPS III Follow On Satellites By USSF
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has exercised their second contract option, valued at approximately $737 million, for the procurement of three additional GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) space vehicles (SVs) from Lockheed Martin. This contract option is for GPS IIIF space vehicles 15, 16 and 17 (SV15-17). GPS IIIF satellites build off the innovative […]
Spirent Federal Flexes With New Flex Power Capability
Spirent Federal announces a new positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) test capability commonly referred to as programmable power—or flex power—available at no additional cost to qualified customers under support. The new capability allows the user to easily apply flex power configurations to existing scenarios. Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT) is a major global provider of […]
RadioWaves Introduces New GPS / GNSS Timing Antennas
RadioWaves has just released a new series of GPS/GNSS timing antennas that cover L1 and L5 GPS bands. RadioWaves’ new series of GPS/GNSS timing antennas provide top-of-the-line axial ratio and higher accuracy for the reception of satellite timing signals and reference frequencies for enhanced phase synchronization in precision network deployments. The high gain, low noise […]
An H2A Launch Vehicle Pushes Another GPS Satellite To Orbit For Japan
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, Japan successfully launched their QZS-1R satellite, from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. This is a replacement for the nation’s aging Michibiki No. 1 satellite. Manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the Michibiki No. 1 satellite was launched in 2010 and has now reached the end of its operational […]