Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military’s most troubled space programs

The Pentagon awarded the OCX contract to Raytheon, now known as RTX Corporation, in 2010, with a timetable for completion in 2016 at a cost of $3.7 billion. Budget projections to finish the program ...
NBC New York

Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network

The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly known as GPS — nearly 50 years ago, satellites which have become critical infrastructure for both the military and the ...
Business Wire

Sierra Space’s Resilient GPS Satellite Program Reaches Key Milestone

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth ® and protect economic freedom ...
The Gazette

Johnson County sheriff’s GPS program reduces jail numbers, improves staff efficiency

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office started a pretrial GPS monitoring pilot program in August 2022 to keep people out of jail pending trials — allowing them to maintain jobs, education and treatment ...
GPS World

Directions 2019: GPS program looks toward GPS III launch

No audio available for this content. Col. Steve Whitney stands beside a statue of General Schriever at Los Angeles Air Force Base, home of the GPS Directorate. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Joseph Juarez, Sr ...