LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, El Segundo, Calif. — The U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite is ready for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch Vehicle on May 15 ...

Marking the occasion of the sixty years since its foundation in 1951, the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is pleased to announce that its 60th Anniversary Award will be given to the ...

No, datum in this case it is not the singular form of data; it is the geodetic term for the measurement of the curvature surface of the earth with a specific center point. It is the basis for making ...

Like many people, I’ve come to take for granted the availability of navigation systems in cars and handheld devices based on the Global Positioning System. But it was all abstract until I recently ...

The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is pretty much indispensable these days. Phones, tablets, self-driving cars, and drones depend on a network of geostationary satellites high above the earth’s ...

The new embedded GPS/INS (EGI-M) system will allow operation in GPS-contested and GPS-denied environments. Northrop Grumman has successfully tested in flight the new Embedded Global Positioning System ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems, Inc. announced today it has reached definitive agreements for the proposed acquisitions of Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System (GPS) ...

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning techniques have evolved significantly over recent decades, spanning from traditional single-frequency methods to advanced multi-constellation and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swift Navigation, the leader in centimeter-accurate positioning for vehicle autonomy, robotics, and precision logistics, today announced the completion ...