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GPS IIIA Cleared For Production As OCX Heads For Major Design Review

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Thursday, January 6th, 2011

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By Marina Malenic The Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) program has been given the green light by the Pentagon to begin production on the next set of satellites for the constellation. GPS IIIA last month received Milestone C approval, as well as authorization to initiate long-lead parts procurement for the first two production satellites, according to the Air Force. The service also announced a $74 million contract with prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Dec. 23, exercising the government's…

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