AFRL Evaluating NTS-3 Receiver In Exercises As Integration Continues

A model of the NTS-3 satellite in the Air Force Research Laboratory facility in which the system is being developed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
Credit: Brian Everstine/AWST
KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico—The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is testing its experimental receivers for the upcoming Navigation Technology Satellite-3 as it is integrating the satellite ahead of its planned launch next year. NTS-3 is the U.S. military’s first positioning, navigation and timing...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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