Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a 10-year, $329.3 million contract to help the U.S. Space Force engineer operational Global Positioning System Block IIF satellites.

On Feb. 3, the Air Force plans to launch the 12th, and last, satellite in the Block IIF series of modernized GPS spacecraft. The Air Force has produced 12 IIF satellites, featuring new clocks, new ...

The next GPS satellite launch is scheduled for May 15 with the launch window extending from 21:39 to 21:58 UTC. An Atlas 5 rocket will be used to place the satellite, GPS IIF-4, into orbit from Cape ...

GPS SV03 will be deployed at T+1:29:14 – marking the end of the mission. GPS Block III As its name suggests, GPS Block III will be the third major version of the GPS satellites.

The GPS Block II satellite - the type launched in 1989 Many people use GPS to stop them getting lost and help them reach their final destination when on a journey. For drivers it's replaced maps ...

The last GPS Block IIF satellite built by the Boeing Co. was sent into orbit for the U.S. Air Force today, filling out a set of a dozen.

Now that Block IIF is up and running, the Air Force will shift its focus to the next series of Block III satellites for the GPS-3 constellation. Block III satellites will continue to improve the ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 13, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will update the U.S. Air Force ‘s GPS satellite ground control system to support GPS Block III satellite operations as part of ...