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Air Force

Exelis Defends Navigation Payload Work On First GPS III Satellite

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

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Exelis [XLS] said yesterday its work developing the navigation payload for the Air Force’s next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite system has resolved “most issues,” one week after the head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) said the program had run into manufacturing and process issues with the payload. Exelis spokeswoman Jane Khodos told Defense Daily yesterday delays on the program occurred due to planned testing, during which time various technical issues were discovered. Khodos said the company delayed…

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