GPS 3. Credit: Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON — The Air Force is running an open-source project for anyone that has ideas on how to improve the Global Positioning System, the service’s top acquisition official said March 16.

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Phillip Swarts is the military space reporter for SpaceNews. He previously covered space and advanced technology for Air Force Times, the Justice Department for The Washington Times, and investigative journalism for the Washington Guardian; and was part...