President's Budget Request for FY 2010

$927.8 million for procurement and development of the Global Positioning System (GPS), including:

• $52.039 million for GPS IIF and Operational Control Segment (OCS) development via Appropriation 3600F (Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force), Program Element 0305165F, "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (Space and Control Segments)"
• $815.095 million for GPS IIIA and Next-Generation Operational Control Segment (OCX) development via Appropriation 3600F (Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force), Program Element 0305265F, "GPS III Space Segment"
• $60.7 million via Air Force Procurement, Budget Activity 05, "Other Support, Space Programs"

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$43.4 million for the addition of new, civil-unique capabilities to the GPS program, via FAA F&E Budget Item 2D11, "Global Positioning System (GPS) Civil Requirements"

$97.4 million for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), via FAA F&E Budget Item 2D03, "Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for GPS"

$7 million for Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS), via FAA Facilities & Equipment Budget Item 1A13, "Next Generation Transportation System -- Flexible Terminals and Airports"

$4.6 million for the inland component of the Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS) system, via RITA R&D account, "Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System"

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$3.4 million for the U.S. network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), via NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities account, "National Ocean Service, Geodesy Base"

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$9.4 million for the maritime component of the NDGPS

Termination of Loran-C, a ground-based navigation system; Loran-C termination does not foreclose future development of a national backup to GPS

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