Global Positioning System

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Designed by the Pentagon in the 1970s to support military operations, the Global Positioning System has evolved into an indispensable utility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

GPS - the Global Positioning System - comprises many small satellites orbiting the Earth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

Space Force-managed Global Positioning System, and has military uses including missile guidance.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022

Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System.

From Salon • May 21, 2022

The Global Positioning System, for example, provides navigation services to the military as well as civilians.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2019