Lockheed Awarded Contract To Build 2 More GPS 3 Craft

摘要

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Denver a $200 million contract modification to complete production of the fifth and sixth satellites in the next-generation GPS 3 positioning, navigation and timing system, according to announcements from the Pentagon and the company. In February, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to order long-lead components for the fifth through eighth satellites in the GPS 3 constellation, the company said in a Dec. 16 press release. Full-scale production funding for the seventh and eighth satellites is expected in 2014, the company said.