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Harris Corporation to offer fully digital GPS III payload
Feb 01, 2016 (SPX)
Harris Corporation has announced that it will offer an all-digital navigation payload for GPS III Space Vehicles (SV) 11 and beyond. Harris' fully digital navig...
European Satellite Project Over Budget, 13 Years Late
Jan 31, 2016 (Sputnik)
The French Court of Auditors has found that the much-vaunted European Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation program is three times over-budget and 13 years lat...
PSLV launches India's 5th navigation satellite
Jan 21, 2016 (SPX)
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31 has launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS...
India to launch fifth navigational satellite Wednesday
Jan 20, 2016 (XNA)
India will launch its fifth navigation satellite from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota Wednesday, sources said Tuesday. "The Indian Regional Navigation Sat...
SMC releases RFP for GPS III Space Vehicles
Jan 18, 2016 (SPX)
The Space and Missile Systems Center released a solicitation Jan. 8, seeking proposals for the Global Positioning System's GPS III Space Vehicles 11+ Phase 1 Pr...
Trimble to provide GPS survey systems for U.S. Marines
Jan 14, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy selected Trimble to supply its GPS Survey systems to the U.S. Marines to be used for topographic missions. Under the five-year contract, worth an ...
GPS vultures swoop down on illegal dumps in Peru
Jan 11, 2016 (AFP)
The lowly vulture is a dirty scavenger to many, but Peruvian environmental authorities have recast the birds as superheroes and outfitted them with high-tech ge...
Northrop Grumman to support U.S. Air Force GPS modernization
Jan 06, 2016 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System modernization. Under the $4.8 million contract, awarded b...
Europe's first decade of navigation satellites
Dec 30, 2015 (ESA)
Ten years ago today saw the launch of Europe's very first navigation satellite. A decade of hard work later, more than a third of the Galileo constellation has ...
Indra will deploy navigation aid systems in 20 Chinese airports
Dec 25, 2015 (SPX)
In 2015, Indra has won contracts to deploy over 60 navigation aid systems in 20 Chinese airports. The systems are being implemented across the country in airpor...
China builds ground service center for satnav system
Dec 21, 2015 (XNA)
A ground data center that will support China's independent satellite navigation system was given the go-ahead Friday to offer location based services (LBS). Loc...
Galileo's dozen: 12 satellites now in orbit
Dec 21, 2015 (ESA)
The pace of deploying Europe's own satellite navigation system continued to increase with launch of the latest pair of Galileo satellites, doubling the number o...
Europe adds two more satellites to Galileo sat-nav system
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
Europe on Thursday launched another two satellites for its multi-billion-euro Galileo sat-nav system, a rival to America's GPS, the European Space Agency (ESA) ...
Russia, China develop navigation system draft for SCO, BRICS
Dec 16, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian and Chinese experts have developed a draft project to create a global international navigation system based on China's BeiDou and Russia's GLONASS satel...
Russia, China to Finalize Satellite Navigation Chip Set Deal by Year-End
Dec 15, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia and China will finalize an agreement this month to establish two joint ventures to develop, manufacture and sell new satellite navigation devices that re...
Europe readies for satellite launch, moves closer to own satnav
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
Europe was set to launch the next two satellites Thursday for its multi-billion-euro Galileo satnav system, a rival to America's GPS, according to space firm Ar...
Soyuz in the zone Dec 17 Galileo GPS launch
Dec 15, 2015 (ESA)
Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz has moved to the launch pad in French Guiana - and is now ready for integration of its two Galileo satellite passengers at the w...
Next 2 Galileo satellites get their boost for upcoming Soyuz launch
Dec 14, 2015 (ESA)
Europe's latest two Galileo navigation satellites have been mated with the Soyuz launcher's Fregat upper stage, marking another milestone in preparations for Ar...
US Air Force General Blasts Raytheon's 'Disaster' GPS Control System
Dec 09, 2015 (Sputnik)
While defense giant Raytheon has been developing a state-of-the-art ground control system for the Pentagon's GPS satellites, a top commander has called the comp...
Russian Defense Ministry Conducts Final GLONASS Tests- Developer
Dec 08, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia's GLONASS satellite navigation system has been handed to the Defense Ministry for final tests, the chief executive of the system's developing company sai...
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