The mission is AFRL's first major PNT demonstration since 1977, when it launched NTS-2 — a satellite that helped shaped the ...

The L3Harris-built (NYSE: LHX) advanced Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) has successfully launched from Cape ...

The USSF-106 mission showcases the planned launch of the NTS-3 Vanguard satellite in a detailed animation, highlighting its ...

NTS-3 will also experiment with on-demand M code - a more secure anti-jamming GPS signal designed to be autonomous, meaning that a user can calculate their position using only this particular signal.

In last week’s edition, we mistakenly reported that the USSF-106 mission was scheduled for August 10. On August 5, United ...

USSF-106 mission launches a navigation satellite for the U.S. Space Force, flanked by six other commercial and international ...

ULA's Vulcan is replacing the company's workhorse Atlas 5 rocket and the already-retired Delta 4 family of launchers.

Discover the details on the ULA Vulcan rocket’s USSF-106 launch. Learn about the NTS-3 satellite payload and why this mission ...

The Pentagon launched its first experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years, aiming to test out new technology that ...

L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in the U.S. Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project — passing the preliminary design review that defines the spacecraft’s path ...

The NTS-3 ground system, for example, will integrate both NTS-3 and GPS signals. The director of AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate Col. Eric Felt called NTS-3 the “ China-beating PNT satellite.” ...

The NTS-3 experimental satellite will be launched in 2023, according to reports from C4ISRNET and Space News. The United States military will use the satellite for positioning, navigation and timing ...