Army wants different GPS alternatives for different domains, including commercial tech

Army wants different GPS alternatives for different domains, including commercial tech
Army wants different GPS alternatives for different domains, including commercial tech

“I don’t want to take a very expensive, very, very capable [alternative] PNT system that belongs on, let’s say, a Stryker platform or an Abrams tank or something like that, and … stick it on the robot that is the one that I’m training to take first contact,” Michael Monteleone, head of the Army’s new All-Domain Sensing CFT, explained. 

SDA requests nearly $4.3B for FY25, slight drop from last year

SDA requests nearly $4.3B for FY25, slight drop from last year
SDA requests nearly $4.3B for FY25, slight drop from last year

SDA is asking for $357 million for FY25 launch services, down from the nearly $530 million in FY24. Those funds would pay to manifest four planned launches of the Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites in 2027.

Space Force agencies pile on to find ‘alternate PNT’ capabilities

Space Force agencies pile on to find ‘alternate PNT’ capabilities
Space Force agencies pile on to find ‘alternate PNT’ capabilities

Space Force’s primary acquisition command, Space Systems Command (SSC), is seeking industry input on the possibility of building smaller, lighter and cheaper GPS satellites.

Space Development Agency, Army cooperating on alternates to GPS sat signals

Space Development Agency, Army cooperating on alternates to GPS sat signals
Space Development Agency, Army cooperating on alternates to GPS sat signals

SDA Director Derek Tournear said next year his organization will begin launching the Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites for regional communications, which also will carry a “navigation message” embedded in their venerable Link 16 data links.