Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract For NAVSTAR GPS Changes

By Thomas Duffy / March 30, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department announced today that Lockheed Martin has won a $110 million contract for improvements to 12 NAVSTAR global positioning system satellites, changes that will incorporate a new military signal on the satellites. The changes will be made to the GPS block IIR satellites, according to DOD's announcement. "This modification will incorporate a second civil signal and a new military signal into the system," DOD said. Inside the Air Force reported last December that the Office of the Secretary...

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