Boeing Awarded Contract for Continued GPS 2F Support

摘要

Boeing Defense, Space & Security of El Segundo, Calif., will continue supporting deployment and testing of the GPS 2F navigation satellite constellation for the next five years under a $51 million U.S. Air Force contract awarded in late 2012. The Boeing-built satellites provide more robust and jam-resistant signals than the ear-lier-generation GPS satellites. I he newer satellites also have the operational L5 civil signal, which is used for commercial aviation as well as search and rescue operations. Boeing is under contract for 12 GPS 2F satellites, three of which have already launched, according to a press release from the company. The next launch is scheduled for spring 2013.