Northrop grumman to supply land nav systems for south korean infantry vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by Korean military systems and vehicle manufacturer Doosan DST Co., Ltd. to deliver inertial navigation units for the Republic of Korea's new K21 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The LLN-G1 units will be built by the company's German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/ktXO-CLn7iw" height="1" width="1"/

Gps insights amp;mdash; january 2009

It really seems a shame to call the Ricoh Caplio 500SE-M GPS Tactical Digital Camera simply a camera. It is so much more, as you will see, and I have come to think of it as an indispensable tool for anyone who needs to accurately document and communicate the details of their surroundings amp;mdash; in real time, if necessary amp;mdash; to others.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/535855512" height="1" width="1"/

Gps insights — january 2009

It really seems a shame to call the Ricoh Caplio 500SE-M GPS Tactical Digital Camera simply a camera. It is so much more, as you will see, and I have come to think of it as an indispensable tool for anyone who needs to accurately document and communicate the details of their surroundings — in real time, if necessary — to others.

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Gps wing's work continues after successful launch

While many were celebrating the successful launch of the Delta II as it streaked across the Atlantic Ocean, others who were gathered in the 45th Launch Support Squadron headquarters held off until successful separation of the spacecraft from the vehicle and the all-important acquisition of signals to and from the satellite, reports the public affairs office of the GPS Wing.

Noaa names first woman to direct national geodetic survey

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has picked Juliana P. Blackwell as director of its Office of National Geodetic Survey, making her the first woman to oversee the nation's spatial reference system.

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The system amp;mdash; jammer location gets nga attention

Because of the low-signal power level broadcast by the GPS satellites, it is well known that GPS operation is highly susceptible to interference or jamming. With widespread GPS use, the threat to both commercial and military operations dependent on GPS is becoming more evident.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/2gXrzDSrjqU" height="1" width="1"/

Symmetricom network time server gets security nod from gps wing

Symmetricom, Inc.'s SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM NTP Network Time Server meets GPS security requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the company announced.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/h1jLNXY2Uzk" height="1" width="1"/

Air force gps expert to twitter on gao report

The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s subject-matter expert on the GPS program will Twitter on the command’s site, www.twitter.com, from 2 to 3 p.m. MT, in response to the recent Government Accountability Office report on the GPS program.

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Featured video: brad parkinson discusses big three for gps

Brad Parkinson, the first program director of the U.S. Global Positioning System, delivers his “Big Three” requirements the world deserves of GPS in particular, and all global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) in general, that are not yet adequately addressed, in a video interview viewable at www.gpsworld.com/video.

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Cigtf moves next jamfest to early 2009

The 746th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base has rescheduled its sixth JAMFEST at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, to mid-January, 2009; it had originally been slated to take place this month.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/6V0aNltfJlE" height="1" width="1"/

Cnav messages on gps l2 to begin in fall 2009

In the fall of 2009 GPS operators at the U.S. Air Force's 50th Space Wing and the 2nd Space Operations Squadron will upload software to the IIR-M satellites enabling the first broadcast of a transitional civil navigation (CNAV) message on the already transmitted second civil signal (L2C)

Itt's gps contact improves signal transmission in handhelds

ITT Interconnect Solutions has expanded its Universal Contact family with the Universal GPS Contact, designed so that it maintains signal length and wave integrity, transmitting and receiving distortion-free signals.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/532576790" height="1" width="1"/