Boeing Delays New GPS Satellites

Boeing has delayed the launch of the new generation GPS satellites (GPS IIF) originally scheduled to fly this year, now looking like they won’t be up until May 2008. Boeing has reportedly had cost overruns and delays on the new more sophisticated satellites that not only provide civilian signals but more importantly harder to jam military signals too. Recall preceding the Gulf war, Iraq claimed that they could jam GPS guided missiles with GPS signal emitters? Do you also remember how easy it was to blast away something that was radiating like a banshee and then go in with the GPS guided missiles? Anyway, apparently Boeing is “totally committed to meeting” the May 2008 schedule.

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