U.S. Air Force wants shift to GPS tracking at missile ranges.
RANGE SAVINGS: U.S. Air Force planners trying to cut the cost of operating the nation's missile ranges want to shift from radar to Global Positioning System tracking of missiles and launch vehicles by 2003. The service believes it can eliminate 12 range radars, which cost about $1.2 million a year...
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