Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center plans to issue the final request for proposals for the next generation Global Positioning System satellite on April 19. Boeing and Lockheed Martin teams have been vying for GPS Block III. By year’s end, SMC expects to select a single contractor team to proceed with development.
Boeing announced Feb. 20 it has opened a new production line dedicated to building electro-optical infrared sensors for the Space Force and other customers.
