Tag: gps
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Colorado Springs cybersecurity firm moves into new building, wins major GPS contract
A cybersecurity and defense contractor headquartered in Colorado Springs is settling into its new home. Apogee Engineering announced in May that it had opened its new headquarters. The new location at 9910 Federal Drive gives the company 34,000 square feet for office space and training, it announced via press release. The company employs approximately 600…
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Lockheed to build 2 more GPS IIIF satellites as Space Force modernizes constellation
The Space Force has picked Lockheed Martin for a $514 million contract to build two more GPS III Follow-on satellites. With the new contract, Lockheed Martin will build a total of 14 GPS IIIF satellites at its space division headquarters and manufacturing facility in Littleton, the company announced Monday. In 2018, the Air Force selected…
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New GPS satellites planned to deliver boosted signal to battlefields
On battlefields where radio signals can drown out critical GPS signals guiding aircraft and vehicles, Lockheed Martin is building new satellites that will boost GPS signals by more than 60 times in targeted areas to serve troops. The new GPS 3 Follow-on satellites will have an antenna reflector array that will send an encrypted GPS…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review limits on negligence claims in case over Denver restaurant fire
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether a judicially created rule barring certain types of negligence claims applies when a defendant acts recklessly to cause an injury. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up an appeal. The justices also signaled they may intervene in…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum accompanying its version of the Defense Department budget. The committee,…
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Teller County trash hauler expanding into Colorado Springs
Owners of trash companies in Teller and Chaffee counties say they plan to expand into the Colorado Springs market Monday to challenge three waste disposal giants that dominate the local industry. Father-and-son team Jay and Jayson Baker, and Dominic Haight, general manager and Jay Baker’s son-in-law, formed Infinite Disposal (infinitedisposal.com) this month to begin offering residential…
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Space Force: Springs is epicenter for space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs and Colorado have become the epicenter for America’s military space efforts over the past 36 years. Here’s a look at some local military space units: Air Force Space Command: This four-star command at Peterson Air Force Base overseas military space efforts nationwide. With…
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Space Force: Springs is epicenter for space
Colorado Springs and Colorado have become the epicenter for America’s military space efforts over the past 36 years. Here’s a look at some local military space units: Air Force Space Command: This four-star command at Peterson Air Force Base overseas military space efforts nationwide. With a budget topping $12 billion and 30,000 airmen and civilian…