Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation network, raising hopes that one of the military’s most ...

Chinese researchers say they have built an 11-satellite network for a jam-resistant, high-accuracy optical navigation system, designed to provide positioning where GPS is unavailable or disrupted, for ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon awarded RTX a $45.3 million contract modification to support U.S. military GPS satellite ground operations, even as officials weigh scaling back the troubled Next Generation ...

China is upgrading the BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System – as Beijing seeks to expand the network’s industrial footprint and ...

Built-in speedometers have been the standard method for measuring our driving speed since the early 20th century. These devices have seen some changes in the time since, including transitioning from a ...

The GPS OCX program was slated to begin operations in 2016. Credit: RTX The Pentagon is weighing whether to cancel the U.S. Space Force's GPS enterprise’s beleaguered ground control system program ...

Below is a comprehensive overview of how GPS navigation has evolved and which apps stand out across different travel needs. Modern navigation systems integrate multiple data streams to deliver ...

You've been able to manually track your car's location in the Maps app for a while, but this is the first time it will automatically note where you parked. A new black-and-white mode for Google Maps ...

These free navigation services help you plot routes and avoid traffic jams, but which is best? I tested both map apps and found a clear winner. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a ...