GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 23 September 2024 The Space Systems Command awarded contracts to Astranis, Axient, L3Harris and Sierra Space WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected four companies to develop concepts for smaller, more cost-effective GPS satellites based on commercial
(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Kyle Mizokami, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 August 2024 A senior Space Force general is calling for the service to have its own “fires” in space. The call is for some kind of weaponry, likely based in space, capable of firing on targets on Earth or in
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Maj. Julian Labit, for USSF News1 Published by Space Daily, 10 August 2024 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) - Members of the Australian Department of Defence recently joined forces with the Joint Navigation Warfare Center to put GPS devices to the test. The goal
By Tory Shepherd, Published by The Guardian, 31 May 2024 If satellites get taken out during war, defence forces will need personnel trained to switch from digital back to analog tools What would happen if satellite communications were taken down by enemy action during a war? It’s a question governments
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Lisa Dyer, Published by Space News, 22 April 2024 The Global Positioning System (GPS) and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) provide critical positioning, navigation and timing services to users across the globe. However, like other electronics-based systems (and despite industry efforts to
A U.S. Space Force technician conducts GPS interference training with a GPS electromagnetic attack system at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. U.S. adversaries will attempt to jam GPS signals during conflicts. Credit: SpaceNews photo illustration/U.S. Space Force photo by Ethan Johnson By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 March 2024 The
Satellite dishes attached to a ruined home in Hostomel, Ukraine. NurPhotoGetty Images By Theodora Ogden, Anna Knack, Mélusine Lebret, James Black and Vasilios Mavroudis, Publshed by CETAS, February 2024 Introduction Since the invasion of February 2022, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has become an attritional grind, inflicting heavy losses
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman. (US Air Force photo by Andy Morataya) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 13 December 2023 CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman said that the service is already looking at "criteria and processes" for future changes to integrate operations and sustainment, and better align
