Pentagon leaders believe that estimate is conservative, leading the U.S. Space Force to kick off a new roughly $2 billion satellite program to build a backup GPS.

According to the subcommittee, the department has since notified Congress it expects the Resilient GPS program to cost $1 billion over the next five years. To date, the Space Force has repurposed ...

Sierra Space’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) satellite program reached a key milestone with the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review, the company announced on January 16, 2025.

According to the subcommittee, the department has since notified Congress it expects the Resilient GPS program to cost $1 billion over the next five years. To date, the Space Force has repurposed $40 ...

Pentagon leaders believe that estimate is conservative, leading the U.S. Space Force to kick off a new roughly $2 billion satellite program to build a backup GPS.