Northrop Grumman has successfully delivered an ESPAStar-D spacecraft bus to L3Harris in support of the NTS-3 mission. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

NTS-3 mission progresses toward launch in 2023

July 30, 2021

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) program is making major strides in developing a new navigation spacecraft for in-space […]

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This article is tagged with ESPAStar, ESPAStar-D bus, GNSS Test Architecture, GNSSTA, L3Harris, Mitre Corporation, Navigation Technology Satellite-3, Northrop Grumman, NTS-3, U.S. Air Force, Vanguard program and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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NTS-3 experimental satellite launch delayed to 2023

April 29, 2021

The NTS-3 experimental satellite will be launched in 2023, according to reports from C4ISRNET and Space News. The […]

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This article is tagged with AFRL, Air Force Research Laboratory, GPS jamming, GPS spoofing, L3Harris, Navigation Technology Satellite-3, NTS-3, NTS-3 experimental satellite and posted in Defense, GNSS, Latest News

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L3Harris provides detailed mapping for UAV flights

March 27, 2021

L3Harris provided a detailed digital map of Blacksburg, Virginia, to aid in the development of a Navigation Performance […]

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This article is tagged with Beyond Visual Line Of Sight, BVLOS, GNSS forecast technology, L3Harris, photogrammetry, UAV navigation and posted in From the Magazine, Mapping, UAV/UGV

L3Harris to help DOD with artificial intelligence, machine learning

October 26, 2020

L3Harris Technologies will help the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) develop artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) systems […]

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This article is tagged with artificial intelligence, government contract, L3Harris, machine learning, U.S. Army Research Laboratory and posted in Defense, Latest News

History of the program: NTS-1, 2 and 3. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

L3Harris clears critical design review for experimental satellite navigation program

September 1, 2020

L3Harris Technologies is on track to begin building the U.S. Air Force’s first Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) after […]

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This article is tagged with critical design review, Ed Zoiss, ESPAStar Platform, L3Harris, L3Harris Technologies, Navigation Technology Satellite-3, NTS-3, U.S. Air Force and posted in Latest News

Schiebel Camcopter S-100. (Photo: Schiebel)

UAVs monitor marine emissions, string powerlines

March 18, 2020

A couple of interesting drone applications came up this month — marine smoke emission monitoring and studies from […]

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This article is tagged with drone camera, environmental monitoring, International Maritime Organization, L3Harris, maritime, Nordic Unmanned, powerline and posted in Opinions, UAV/UGV

History of the program: NTS-1, 2 and 3. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

L3Harris passes design review for NTS-3 navigation satellite

February 24, 2020

L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in the U.S. Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project — […]

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This article is tagged with Air Force Research Laboratory, GPS constellation, GPS IIIF, L3Harris, L3Harris Technologies, NTS-3, U.S. Air Force and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

Artist’s concept: Collins Aerospace

Access denied: Anti-jam technology mitigates navigation warfare threats

December 10, 2019

GPS signals are by far the single most widely used and most accurate source of navigation, positioning and […]

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This article is tagged with Collins Aerospace, GPS-denied, Honeywell, jamming, L3Harris, spoofing and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, From the Magazine