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.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.