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Air Force

Modified RF Card Could Be Solution to GPS III Nav Payload Woes, Air Force Says

Pat Host

Friday, March 7th, 2014

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Modified RF Card Could Be Solution to GPS III Nav Payload Woes, Air Force Says

Artist's rendering of a GPS III satellite. Image: Lockheed Martin.

Though the Air Force believes a modified radio frequency (RF) card could be the solution to its next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation payload issues, it is still considering alternative sources to develop the payload. Air Force Col. William Cooley, director of the service’s GPS directorate, said Friday the modified RF card being installed by prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] and payload developer Exelis [XLS] would probably eliminate the signal “crosstalk,” or RF interference, that he called the crux…

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