{"id":13051,"date":"2020-02-06T13:58:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/06\/a-milestone-for-the-air-forces-experimental-navigation-satellite\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:45:53","slug":"a-milestone-for-the-air-forces-experimental-navigation-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2020\/02\/06\/a-milestone-for-the-air-forces-experimental-navigation-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"A milestone for the Air Force\u2019s experimental navigation satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An experimental Air Force navigation satellite has passed its preliminary design review, continuing a path to launch in 2022, the program\u2019s primary contractor L3Harris Technologies announced Feb. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2019\/12\/31\/more-than-a-testbed-how-an-experimental-satellite-will-help-the-war-fighter\/\" target=_blank>Navigation Technology Satellite 3 (NTS-3) is a major vanguard program<\/a> being developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Space and Missile Systems Center to demonstrate new positioning, navigation and timing technologies that will inform how future GPS satellites work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe NTS-3 vanguard is an experimental, end-to-end demonstration of agile, resilient space-based positioning, navigation, and timing,\u201d said Arlen Biersgreen, Air Force NTS-3 Program Manager. \u201cIt has the potential for game-changing advancements to the way the Air Force provides these critical capabilities to warfighters across the Department of Defense. The commitment demonstrated by United States Space Force to partner with AFRL and support technology transition was a key element in NTS-3 being designated as an Air Force vanguard in September 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to how far in advance satellite acquisitions are planned out, the technologies on board NTS-3 likely won\u2019t make its way onto the current batch of 10 GPS III satellites, two of which are already on orbit. However, the technologies could inform the design and development of the GPS IIIF satellites, which will follow the fleet of GPS III satellites in the late 2020s. Lockheed Martin is the primary contractor for the Air Force on the GPS III program. L3Harris provides the payload on those satellites.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2020\/02\/04\/navy-awards-a-178m-contract-to-update-gps-systems\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41505263_2102207609790666_3677288099039150080_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy awards a $178M contract to update GPS systems<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $178 million contract for to modernize GPS systems in partnership with the Air Force\u2019s Space and Missile Systems Center, the company reported Jan. 24.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And unlike other experimental satellites, NTS-3 could have an immediate benefit for the war fighter. 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