Registration Open for GPS Partnership Council

Registration is now open for the 2009 GPS Partnership Council,  May 6 and 7. The Global Positioning Systems Wing  and the Los Angeles Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association will be hosting this year's event at the Space and Missile Systems Center. This year's theme is

GPS Next-Generation Control Squadron Completes Design Reviews, Program Demos

The GPS Next-Generation Control Segment Squadron (OCX) recently completed two System Design Reviews (SDR) and two Modernized Capability Engineering Model (MCEM) demonstrations with contractors Raytheon and Northrop Grumman. Both contractors were awarded identical $160 million contracts administered

GPSW Holiday Toy Drive Supports USMC ‘Toys for Tots’

First Global Positioning System Block IIF Satellite Completes Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum Testing

The Global Positioning Systems Wing declared the first GPS IIF satellite had successfully passed Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum Testing at Boeing's Spacecraft Development Center in El Segundo, Calif., Nov. 16 Nov, This represents a major milestone in the development and production of this critical

Rockwell Collins Awarded Ground-Based GPS Receiver Application Module Contract

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command and the Global Positioning Systems Wing selected Rockwell Collins Incorporated to supply GPS receivers for its Ground-Based GPS Receiver Application Module (GB-GRAM) program. The new contract awarded June 13 is a five-year base

GPS Wing changes command

Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel, commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, officiated over the Global Positioning Systems Wing Change of Command ceremony here in the Schriever Space Complex court yard. Col. David Madden, who served as vice commander of the GPSW since July 2006, assumed command of the wing

Global Positioning Systems Wing Awards Systems Engineering and Integration Contract

The Global Positioning System (GPS) program office awarded a new contract for Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) to the Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) team, March 7. This contract is a important new direction for Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) program execution. The

Global Positioning System shifts paradigm

The entire portfolio of military space programs are undergoing complete modernization to sustain on-orbit systems and deliver critical new capabilities and services. This modernization and recapitalization brings complex system and program management challenges to ensure effective "system of

GPS Block IIR-16 (M) Satellite Launch Successful

The third modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR-16 (M) satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Nov. 17.The purpose of the launch was to provide military and civilian users with greater improved navigation and timing capabilities. A Delta II rocket with the

10,000th GPS Embeddable Receiver delivered to joint warfighters

The Global Positioning Systems Wing Commander, Col. Al Ballenger; the U.S. Army Project Manager Navigation Systems, Col. Philip LoSchiavo; the U.S. Army Product Manager GPS, Mr. Dave Williamson; and the Rockwell Collins teammates achieved a major milestone with the delivery of the 10,000th Ground