Lockheed Martin Awarded GPS III

D Ninja writes "Yesterday, Lockheed Martin was awarded the $1.4 billion Air Force contract to build the next-generation global positioning satellite system. This occurred after a series of delays as the Air Force decided between Lockheed and the competing bidding contractor, Boeing Co. 'GPS III, will give new navigation warfare (NAVWAR) capabilities to shut off GPS service to a limited geographical location while providing GPS to US and allied forces. GPS III will offer significant improvements in navigation capabilities by improving interoperability and jam resistance. The procurement of the GPS III system is planned for multiple blocks, with the GPS IIIA portion currently underway. GPS IIIA includes all of the GPS IIF capability plus up to a ten-fold increase in signal power, a new civil signal compatible with the European Union's Galileo system, and a new spacecraft bus that will allow a growth path to future blocks.'"

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Re:Does interoperate with Galileo also mean JAM?

[samler]

This is not paranoia, this is simple observation. The USA elected a moron like Bush for president, that don't give a shit about any international agreement(Geneva converntion etc). In addition the US with bush at the helm, has sabotaged any international accountability (World criminal court etc). If the US continues to elects this kind of dangerous morons, the world better sever off *any* dependency on the USA.