JDAM Tail Kit Takes Out Terrorist Aug 1, 2006 By:
Tracy Cozzens

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GPS technology helped the U.S. Air Force take out al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi in a June 14 airstrike. "GPS provides the precision timing and navigation absolutely instrumental in both protecting our troops on the ground and taking out the bad guys," said an Air Force brigadier general.

Feb 1, 2006 By:
Vanessa Espinar, Dana Wiese

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GPS/INS and infrared optical sensors propel USGS's transformation of a remote-controlled one-quarter–scale recreational aircraft into a low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle designed for environmental particulate collection.

Low-Cost GPS/INS Guidance for Navy Munitions Launches Sep 1, 2005 By:
Dan Coskren, Tim Easterly, Robert Polutchko

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A new naval stand-off combat capability demonstrates precision-guidance of long-range, gun-fired projectiles in support of ground maneuver warfare.

ION's Autonomous Lawn Mower Competition Aug 1, 2005 By:
Jim Dalley

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Three teams of engineering students from universities in the Midwest design and field test robotic 'green machines' leveraging GPS receivers, navigation sensors, and command-and-control software.
