Elsewhere in the developing world, BeiDou's presence is becoming more palpable. Per the China Satellite Navigation Office, its signals are readily available across Africa, Southeast Asia ...

Introduced in mid-October, this bus fleet serves a community of 120,000 people, guided by China's homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). Named after the Big Dipper constellation, BDS has ...

China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system (BDS) received commitments of 12.7 billion yuan (US$1.78 billion) for new projects during an event in central China’s Hunan province this week ...

A visitor learns about a risk detection device at the 3rd International Summit on BDS (BeiDou Navigation Satellite System) applications in Zhuzhou, Central China's Hunan province, Oct 24 ...

China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Tuesday. Launched on a Long March-3B carrier ...

China has successfully put into orbit the final satellite in its BeiDou-3 navigation system, further advancing the country as a major power in space. Tuesday's launch will allow China to no longer ...

BEIJING: China plans to complete its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) with the launch of its last satellite in June. The final satellite is a geostationary earth orbit satellite of the BDS-3 ...

China has ambitions for its rapidly expanding Beidou satellite navigation system to serve the whole world, not just Asia, but will it really be able to rival the well-established - and US-owned ...

A groundbreaking radar being developed by Chinese scientists could detect and track F-22 stealth fighter jets using signals from China’s BeiDou navigation satellite system. Using a simple ...

The third iteration of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System promises to provide global coverage for timing and navigation, offering an alternative to Russia’s GLONASS and the European Galileo ...