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Boeing Continuing To Invest In GPS Capabilities, Cooning Says

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Although Boeing [BA] will complete its Global Positioning System IIF (GPS IIF) contract this year, a key executive said last week the company will continue to invest in precision, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities in preparation for possible Defense Department interest. “We’re not out of the game,” Boeing Vice President and General Manager of Space Intelligence Systems Craig Cooning told reporters here at the company’s satellite factory near Los Angeles International Airport. “We’re going to keep…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

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