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Boeing Says It Will Make Deadline On Air Force’s GPS IIF Satellite

Monday, February 13th, 2012

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Boeing [BA] will make its scheduling deadline for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System IIF satellite contract, according to a company statement. Using a pulse-line manufacturing approach, Boeing is capable of producing up to six Global Positioning System IIF satellites per year, its highest production rate in company history. “It ensures we will deliver the remaining GPS IIF satellites on schedule,” said Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems Vice President and General Manager Craig Cooning in a statement. The next GPS…

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