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Modernized GPS operating system closer to operational integration
July 16, 2025
Today the U.S. Space Force’s Space Operations Command accepted a modernized operating system for Global Positioning System (GPS), which is designed to maintain resiliency of the constellation and improve positioning, navigation and timing services to meet user demand now and in the future.
New DOD policy prohibits GPS-enabled devices in deployed settings
August 7, 2018
U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers, assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), practice alongside Iraqi counter-terrorism forces on loading and unloading procedures from an MI17 Helicopter prior to conducting a mission near Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2008. The Defense Department announced in a memo released Aug. 6, 2018 that personnel are prohibited from using geolocation features and functionality on government and nongovernment-issued devices, applications and services while in locations designated as operational areas.