Boeing has finished fabrication of the fifth of 12 Global Positioning System IIF satellites, announced the company June 18. “Boeing, in close partnership with the US Air Force, is focused on execution and mission assurance,” said Craig Cooning, Boeing’s general manager of space and intelligence systems, in the company’s release. Two of the five completed IIF satellites are already operational on orbit as part of the 31-satellite GPS constellation. The other three are in storage awaiting launch, states Boeing’s release. The third IIF satellite is slated for launch during the fourth quarter of 2012. A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket will carry the satellite into space from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., states the release.
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.