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USSF Launches L3Harris-Built NTS-3, DoD’s First Experimental Navigation Satellite in 50 Years

Aug 16, 2025
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Rocket launches in night sky

The reliability of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capabilities underpins virtually all aspects of modern warfare, from precision-guided munitions to synchronized command-and-control networks. Yet as adversaries deploy advanced jamming and spoofing technologies, the U.S. military faces mounting risks in GPS-denied or degraded environments. To c…

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