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

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

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...