Learn about the U.S.-developed Global Positioning System (GPS), a vital satellite navigation system used worldwide for everything from personal navigation to precise timing and emergency services.

India’s satellite navigation system, known as NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), was born out of a difficult ...

But when it comes to America’s GPS network, there’s no backup. It’s an Achilles’ heel that the country’s enemies know all too ...

Iran’s reported plans to sign up to China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system could expand Beijing’s footprint in the Middle ...

NavIC was born out of a bitter lesson learnt during the 1999 Kargil War. Built by ISRO at cost of $525 million, only four of ...

The Starlink receivers need positioning and precise timing information to function, and currently the best way to get that information is to use a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) such as … ...

Lockheed Martin has built 10 GPS 3 satellites for the Space Force — the satellite launched Wednesday was No. 6 — and is under contract to build 22 advanced GPS 3 Follow-On navigation beacons ...

A $6.1 billion Raytheon Technologies Corp. system of 17 worldwide ground stations to control the Pentagon’s GPS satellite constellation has newly discovered software flaws, delaying its delivery ...

GPS is an acronym for Global Positioning System. It is a satellite navigation system providing distance, time, and position measurements in the world coordinate system. To put it simply, it is a ...

Dual GPS and Galileo receivers cost about 20 percent more than GPS only receivers. Having two separate sets of signals makes for more reliable and accurate receivers. Also, the way Galileo is being ...

Japan is set to expand its GPS-style satellite system to 11, improving location accuracy nationwide by several centimeters, according to Tokyo's space policy committee. Nikkei Asia reports that ...

Dual-band GPS and GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) support Preloaded off-road and trail maps Barometric altimeter and electronic compass Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity ...