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Panelists: faults in the GPS will begin in 2010

experts warn that the quality of Global Positioning System (GPS), may begin to deteriorate as early as next year, and this will lead to its regular disconnection and fault tolerance. Reported k2kapital with reference to the publication of Guardian.

The report of the American National Audit Office says that inadequate maintenance of the system satellites, administered by the U.S. Air Force since the early 1990's, and inadequate funding have meant that some satellites that are included in the GPS, may begin to falter as early as next year. It's hard to say whether the Air Force in time to buy new satellites and to ensure smooth operation of GPS, – says in a report prepared for the U.S. Congress. – If not, it would have an adverse impact on military operations and civilianusers.

The report noted that Air Force leadership failed to take adequate measures to support the safe operation of the system. While it develops almost $ 2 billion allocated for the upgrading of the existing 20 years, Office notes that the backlog of schedule and exceeded estimates put the entire system in jeopardy. Replacement of the first GPS satellite was scheduled for 2007 but postponed several times and now needs to happen in November, which is delayed by almost 3 years, the report says. Experts warn that the quality of Global Positioning System (GPS), may begin to deteriorate as early as next year, and this will lead to its regular disconnection and fault tolerance.

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