China’s Version of GPS Soon to be Fully Integrated With Its Military Weapons

China’s Version of GPS Soon to be Fully Integrated With Its Military Weapons
A boy looks at the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System at an exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up at the National Museum of China in Beijing, on Feb. 27, 2019. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s military, officially the People’s Liberation Army, expects to fully integrate and enhance its weapons with its global navigation satellite system, the BeiDou-3. The system’s final satellite is scheduled to launch in May.