LOCKHEED, MAC-DAC WIN NODS TO DEVELOP EELV
The U.S. Air Force last month narrowed to two the field of companies vying for the right to develop the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). Following a 15-month process, Lockheed...
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PHILLIPS OFFERS NEW DAILY TELECOM NEWS SERVICE
Telecommunications executives now can receive daily business news and analysis at COMMUNICATIONS TODAY (www.CommToday.com), a new online news and information service launched TODAY, by Phillips Business Information, Inc. The web...
NAVTECH DIGITAL MAPS IN ADVANCED FLEET APPLICATIONS
Navigation Technologies (NavTech) recently licensed its navigable map data base to Comdata RoTec for use in a routing and scheduling system. The NavTech products used are LoadPlanner, ServicePlanner and R.S.V.P....
COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER MARINE GPS MARKETS SHOW GROWTH
It used to be one the larger GPS markets–maybe the largest at one time–but increased competition and regulatory issues have made recent commercial and consumer marine market growth one of...
LITTON WINS ROYAL NAVY CONTRACT
Litton Guidance & Control Systems division [LIT] recently won a contract for replacement navigation equipment for the U.K. Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier ship-borne aircraft. The company’s LN-100G INS/GPS product, which...
FIRST TEST OF GPS-BASED JDAM SYSTEM FAILS, AIR FORCE SAYS
The first test of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) with GPS guidance apparently was a bust, reports GPNN’s sister publication DEFENSE DAILY. The U.S. Air Force said that the...
MPN COMPONENTS OFFERS GPS PRO MAP
Henniker, N.H.-based MPN Components Inc.’s new GPS Pro Map features software from Blue Marble Geographics. The unit is compatible with most GPS handheld receivers for office or field mapping applications,...
ITS PAVILION PLANNED FOR 1997 WINTER CES
The Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association’s (CEMA) 1997 International Winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will feature an ITS pavilion. The Winter CES show will be Jan. 9-12 at the Sands Expo...
ION'S NATIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING IN JANUARY
Alexandria, Va.-based Institute of Navigation’s (ION) National Technical Meeting will be Jan. 14-16 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. Topics include the Wide Area Augmentation...
GPS-WIRELESS CONFERENCE SET FOR MARCH 1997
Chicago-based Global Technology Communications Inc.’s "Navigating Your Way to Profits Through GPS-Wireless Integration" will be March 19-20 in Chicago. Topics include new markets and applica tions, service providers, who will...