Fate Of Resilient-GPS Program Remains Unresolved

Credit: Sierra Space

The U.S. Space Force had tapped Astranis, L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space to build prototype resilient-GPS satellites. 

Credit: Sierra Space
A program launched in 2024 to rapidly field commercially derived GPS satellites appears all but abandoned less than two years later. Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall launched the Resilient-GPS (R-GPS) effort with the vision to field an initial eight small satellites to provide position...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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