GPS III: US again overtakes potential competitors

Boeing Corporation announced the transfer to the US Air Force of its proposals for the development and creation of fundamentally new satellites of the global positioning system, which will significantly exceed the existing GPS system in their tactical and technical characteristics, but will maintain compatibility with existing user receivers. The cost of the contract for the first 8 satellites of the GPS III system with an option for another 4 vehicles and a deployment period of 2013 amounts to $ 1.8 billion.

"GPS III will be the next step in the development of navigation and coordinate capabilities of the technology," said Howard Chambers, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems. - Boeing GPS III offers will accelerate the evolution of the combat capabilities of the system through the implementation of a credible program, the implementation of which will not be associated with excessive risk. Our solution, which is based on a comprehensive improvement of signal characteristics and its power, is the best possible solution for the country and will provide both GPS civilian and military users with more reliable GPS services. ”

Boeing has already produced a total of 43 GPS satellites in the Block I, II, IIA and IIF configurations. It is assumed that the promising GPS III satellite will transmit navigation signals of substantially greater power than it is now. A new civilian signal will appear, compatible with the promising European Galileo system, and the noise immunity of the system will increase. A new closed signal will appear (the so-called M-code). The system will gain more flexibility and scalability.
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Source: gps-club.ru