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Russia plans to launch new Glonass satellite on March 24
Mar 11, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Russia is planning to launch another Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit on March 24, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Glonass is Russia's answer to t...
McMurdo Announces Global Availability of Maritime Fleet Management Software
Mar 03, 2014 (SPX)
McMurdo Group has announced that its fleet management software platform is now available worldwide for partners to integrate into their existing maritime applic...
Fifth Boeing GPS IIF Spacecraft Sends Initial Signals from Space
Feb 25, 2014 (SPX)
A Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite has sent initial signals from space after its launch Feb. 20, joining four other advanced versions of the...
Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Military Contract for Navigation Systems
Feb 19, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for purchase and sustainment of its embedded global positioning/inertial navigation systems...
Russia to deploy up to 7 Glonass ground stations outside of national territory in 2014
Feb 19, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Russia will deploy up to seven ground stations for Glonass satellite navigation system monitoring and augmentation outside of the national territory in 2014, Gl...
Galileo works, and works well
Feb 18, 2014 (ESA)
The in-orbit validation of Galileo has been achieved: Europe now has the operational nucleus of its own satellite navigation constellation in place - the world'...
Sochi Olympic transport controlled from space using GLONASS satellite
Feb 16, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Road security in Sochi will be controlled from space. New passenger buses, equipped with the global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) have appeared in the c...
GAGAN System reaches certification milestone in India
Feb 11, 2014 (SPX)
The GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system jointly developed by Airports Authority of India, the Indian Space Research Organization and Raytheon has ...
Lockheed Martin Powers On Second GPS 3 Satellite In Production
Jan 31, 2014 (SPX)
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) recently turned on power to the bus and network communi...
India to launch three navigation satellites this year
Jan 22, 2014 (XNA)
India is to launch three navigation satellites this year, a senior official of the state- owned space agency has reportedly said. "Three satellites belonging to...
NGC Wins Contract For GPS-Challenged Navigation and Geo-Registration Solution
Jan 21, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a phase three navigation system related contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to continue improving geo-registr...
20th Anniversary of Initial Operational Capability of the GPS Constellation
Jan 20, 2014 (SPX)
The Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate celebrated the 20th Anniversary of achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for GPS Dec. 8, 2013. In 1973,...
GPS Traffic Maps for Leatherback Turtles Show Hotspots to Prevent Accidental Fishing Deaths
Jan 12, 2014 (SPX)
The leatherback turtle in the Pacific Ocean is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Its population has declined by more than 90 percent since 1980. ...
Northrop Grumman and Trex Enterprises to Introduce Celestial Navigation to Soldier Precision Targeting Laser Systems
Jan 09, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has announced an agreement to collaborate with Trex Enterprises Corporation to bring celestial navigation technology to the precision targeting...
Obama bans construction of GLONASS stations in US without Pentagon's approval
Dec 31, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
US President Barack Obama has signed a bill hindering the construction of GLONASS stations on the US territory. The document rules that the matter requires the ...
US bans Russia's GLONASS for spying fears
Dec 31, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
The United States does not want GLONASS stations on its territory. Americans are afraid that Russia's GLONASS global satellite navigation system might be used t...
China to upgrade homegrown GPS to improve accuracy
Dec 30, 2013 (UPI)
China says it will have 30 satellites in its Beidou navigation system by 2020 to improve accuracy to within inches to better compete with the U.S.GPS. The Beido...
Beidou to cover world by 2020 with 30 satellites
Dec 29, 2013 (XNA)
China is planning to expand its homegrown Beidou navigation system by 2020 and make it accurate to within centimeters. Currently the system can reach an error m...
China's BeiDou satellite system expected to achieve global coverage by 2020
Dec 29, 2013 (XNA)
China will launch upgraded satellites and expand its regional BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) to global coverage by 2020, a spokesman for the system sa...
China to strengthen its own GPS system
Dec 29, 2013 (XNA)
After a year in orbit, China's homegrown Beidou system is offering greater precision in positioning services. The country also plans to launch more satellites i...
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