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GPS was developed for US military use. It was permanently opened to civilians after Korean Air Flight 007 was shot down in 1983.

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GPS was built for the US military, then opened fully to civilians in 2000 — turning a defence system into free navigation for the whole world, running in every phone.

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GPS, ABD ordusunun kullanımı için geliştirildi. Korean Air 007 sefer sayılı uçağın 1983'te düşürülmesinden sonra kalıcı olarak sivillere açıldı.

GPS, ABD ordusu için kuruldu; sonra 2000'de tümüyle sivillere açıldı — bir savunma sistemini bütün dünya için ücretsiz seyre çevirdi; her telefonda çalışır.

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