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Air Force

NTS-3 Satellite PNT Program Passes Preliminary Design Review

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020

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NTS-3 Satellite PNT Program Passes Preliminary Design Review

Artist’s concept of the NTS-1, NTS-2 and NTS-3 satellites. NTS-3, right, is the U.S. military’s first Navigation Technology Satellite in 40 years. Credit: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate

An Air Force program meant to demonstrate new precision navigation and timing satellite technologies has passed its preliminary design review (PDR), industry partner L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said Feb. 5. The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) program passed PDR just over one year after Harris Corp. won an $84 million contract to be the prime integrator for NTS-3 in December 2018. L3 Technologies and Harris merged in July 2019. “We have moved from contract award to finishing an early design review in…

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