Wed, Jan 03, 2007
Boeing has successfully
completed a critical US Air Force review of its Global Positioning
System (GPS) Space Segment III program and has been awarded a $50
million contract for additional system design activities.
The Delta System Requirements Review, completed in November,
featured an incremental capability insertion approach designed to
ensure low development and delivery risks. The review is part of a
$10 million follow-on order to the Phase A Concept Development
Contract awarded in 2004. The U.S. Air Force is expected to award
the multi-billion dollar GPS III contract in 2007.
The $50 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract supports a System
Design Review in March 2007 and key program decision points in June
2007. The modification adds detailed system engineering and design,
and continues risk reduction efforts as the Air Force moves toward
initial launch in 2013.
"GPS III sets a new standard for space-based navigation, and the
Boeing team is well positioned to provide this next-generation
system to ensure U.S. global leadership in space-based navigation,"
said Boeing GPS Program Director John Duddy.
"GPS III will provide transformational
capabilities, such as anti-jamming, to our customer and our
warfighters, along with better accuracy and interoperability with
Europe's Galileo system for our civil and commercial users."
Boeing is working closely with the U.S. Air Force to deliver
new, advanced GPS capabilities to the military, civil government
and the general public as early as possible. This includes Boeing's
current production of 12 GPS Block IIF satellites under a contract
from the Navstar GPS Wing at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile
Systems Center in Los Angeles. Boeing will deliver the first GPS
IIF satellite in 2007.
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