Russia launches own GPS

[temi]

Russia successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a navigation system to rival America's GPS. The military-run Glonass mapping system works over most of Russia and is expected to cover the globe by the end of 2009, once all its 24 navigational satellites are operating.

 

[gkd_uk]

Russia are advancing all the time. They are trying to keep up with the U.S when it comes to military defense

 

[stock_post]

if not they are already ahead of US

 

[temi]

Russia are advancing all the time. They are trying to keep up with the U.S when it comes to military defense

This GPS is non military thought, that it what I like about it.

 

[gkd_uk]

But it is probably what they will be using it for but not saying

 

[SkinnerW]

Russia are advancing all the time. They are trying to keep up with the U.S when it comes to military defense

More like with themselves... since most of the advanced US scientific technology was stolen from somewhere, including Russia...

 

[espmartin]

Goes to show you - take what's available, and make it better...