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Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson

SMC commander Lt. Gen. Thompson retires

July 30, 2021

Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), will retire Aug. 1. […]


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GPS III SV05 is encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations Florida in preparation for its June 17 launch. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

GPS III SV-05 encapsulated ahead of June 17 launch

June 11, 2021

The fifth GPS III satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing on June 9 in preparation for […]


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GPS III SV05, now in Florida, is shown fully integrated at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Colorado. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

GPS III SV05 arrives in Florida for June launch

April 22, 2021

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fifth GPS III satellite to Cape […]


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From his side window, a crew chief relays vital position information back to the CH-47 Chinook pilot as paratroopers hook their pallet of equipment to the underside of the helicopter during sling load and air operations training. (Photo: U.S. Army/Maj. Robert Fellingham)

GPS military code receives operational acceptance for early use

December 7, 2020

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Production Corps achieved a major GPS milestone on Nov. 18 with the […]


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Headshots: Col. Ryan Colburn, Shawn Ryan, Mike Shepherd, Christopher Hogstrom

Webinar to highlight GPS program updates, SMC space enterprise architecture

October 2, 2020

GPS World, in conjunction with Spirent Federal Systems, will be hosting a webinar on Oct. 8 that will […]


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The Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) in use in 2011. (Photo: U.S. Army)

SMC awards 3 agreements for modernized GPS handheld

July 9, 2020

SMC awards multiple rapid prototyping agreements for joint modernized GPS handheld device; four demonstrations to be held On […]


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GPS III SV02 satellite control authority transferred to 2 SOPS

March 24, 2020

On March 23, the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center successfully transferred the second GPS III […]


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Staff Sgt. Reag Wood of 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, illustrates how he uses an iphone to obtain a visual image of a mock with insurgent activity during a field training exercise at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. (U.S. Army/Lt. Col. Deanna Bague)

Booz Allen awarded $178M GPS modernization contract

February 6, 2020

Company modernize GPS for U.S. Navy and Air Force The U.S. Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC Pacific), […]


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