Tuesday, April 10, 2007

It's Russia vs. US again

Russia plans to rival U.S. GPS system (Reuters)

Engineers work on a Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) satelite at the NPO PM applied mechanics institute in the Siberian city of Zheleznogorsk near Krasnoyarsk November 23, 2006. Drivers, hill walkers, sailors and army commanders around the world navigate using satellite technology developed by the U.S. military. Soon they will be able to switch to a Soviet-designed rival -- GLONASS. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)Reuters - Russia plans to launch a direct competitor to the U.S. GPS satellite navigation system next year using military technology developed in the Cold War era, project leaders said on Monday.


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