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Business/Financial

Delays In GPS Won’t Likely Cause It To Fail; Cost Overruns Cited; But It Will Improve On Existing System, Assist Warfighters

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Friday, May 22nd, 2009

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Contrary to recent reports, the Global Positioning System (GPS) isn't on the verge of a failure that would leave confused motorists groping for that paper thing called a map. Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of the Air Force Space Command, cleared up the confusion in comments before the Senate Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee, and separately before the House Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee. He advised alarmed lawmakers to do the math: there are 30 active…

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Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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