HydroGNSS studying the Earth’s water cycle; Image courtesy ESA
July 31, 2026

ESA HydroGNSS Mission Enters Full Science Phase

The European Space Agency (ESA) HydroGNSS Scout mission has officially completed its eight-month commissioning phase, now entering full scientific operations. The two-satellite constellation represents a significant leap forward in utilizing GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) for remote sensing. By leveraging passive bistatic radar principles, the mission captures and analyzes L-band signals originally transmitted by GPS and Galileo navigation satellites.

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By Peter Gutierrez
Safran tested Coherent Clock at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk; Image courtesy ESA
July 30, 2026

Safran Validates Resilient Sub-Nanosecond Coherent Clock

The European Space Agency (ESA)-funded project ‘A White Rabbit based implementation of Coherent Clock’ has successfully completed its validation phase. The project demonstrated a highly resilient, ground-based time distribution system designed to safeguard critical infrastructures against GNSS vulnerabilities. Funded under ESA’s NAVISP program, the initiative was led by Safran Electronics and Defense Spain.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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July 24, 2026

AFLCMC Signs Transition Plan, Standardizing Military GPS Programs Under Air Force

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has signed the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Transition Support Plan, formally accepting the MGUE Increment 1 and 2 programs from the U.S. Space Force. The agreement finalizes the Air Force’s full ownership of the two navigation modernization efforts, centralizing their development and fielding under the M-Code Aviation Receivers (MAR) Joint Program Office.

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Qascom completes PARTICLE assured-PNT project; Image courtesy Qascomy
July 21, 2026

Qascom Demonstrates Assured PNT Using GNSS and 5G

The European Space Agency (ESA)-funded PARTICLE project has demonstrated a multi-layered approach to assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), combining authenticated Galileo signals, receiver-based anti-spoofing and security enhancements for 5G positioning. Funded under ESA’s NAVISP program, the activity was led by Qascom, with partners Loctio and the University of Patras.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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July 20, 2026

IAI Unveils HYPNOSIS, a NAVWAR System for GNSS-Guided Threats

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced HYPNOSIS, a high-power navigation warfare (NAVWAR) system designed to defend fixed, high-value sites against GNSS-guided aerial threats — chiefly the large drone swarms that have become a defining feature of recent conflicts — by attacking their satellite navigation link rather than shooting them down.

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July 16, 2026

FocalPoint, STMicroelectronics Move GNSS Automotive Partnership to Commercial Agreement

FocalPoint has entered into a commercial agreement with STMicroelectronics to bring the companies’ joint GNSS positioning solution to market for automotive applications, the UK-based GNSS software firm announced July 14. The agreement builds on a collaboration first announced in May 2025 and combines FocalPoint’s S-GNSS Auto software with STMicroelectronics’ Teseo GNSS hardware.

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By Inside GNSS
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July 15, 2026

DoD’s APFIT Program Tops $2 Billion, Funds New Round of PNT and Navigation Awards

The Department of Defense has issued its final FY26 round of awards under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, pushing total program funding past $2 billion since its inception. The July 14 announcement marks the first cycle to include software-only capability awards alongside the program’s traditional hardware selections.

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July 14, 2026

Iridium Announces Commercial Availability of Iridium PNT ASIC, Bringing Resilient GNSS Protection to Devices Worldwide

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today announced the commercial availability of the Iridium PNT ASIC, a first-to-market chip designed to help protect GPS- and GNSS-dependent devices from jamming, spoofing, and other growing threats.

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By Inside GNSS
Goran Jedrejcic at the Calian display at Eurosatory 2026; Photo by Peter Gutierrez
July 7, 2026

Calian for Resilient GNSS, From Water to Space

Readers will not be surprised to learn resilience was a major focus at Eurosatory 2026. Across giant exhibit halls packed with the latest military gear, companies and customers were discussing how autonomous systems, sensors and communications networks can continue operating in increasingly contested environments.

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HydroGNSS studying the Earth’s water cycle; Image courtesy ESA
July 31, 2026

ESA HydroGNSS Mission Enters Full Science Phase

The European Space Agency (ESA) HydroGNSS Scout mission has officially completed its eight-month commissioning phase, now entering full scientific operations. The two-satellite constellation represents a significant leap forward in utilizing GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) for remote sensing. By leveraging passive bistatic radar principles, the mission captures and analyzes L-band signals originally transmitted by GPS and Galileo navigation satellites.

Read More >

By Peter Gutierrez
Safran tested Coherent Clock at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk; Image courtesy ESA
July 30, 2026

Safran Validates Resilient Sub-Nanosecond Coherent Clock

The European Space Agency (ESA)-funded project ‘A White Rabbit based implementation of Coherent Clock’ has successfully completed its validation phase. The project demonstrated a highly resilient, ground-based time distribution system designed to safeguard critical infrastructures against GNSS vulnerabilities. Funded under ESA’s NAVISP program, the initiative was led by Safran Electronics and Defense Spain.

Read More >

By Peter Gutierrez
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July 20, 2026

IAI Unveils HYPNOSIS, a NAVWAR System for GNSS-Guided Threats

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced HYPNOSIS, a high-power navigation warfare (NAVWAR) system designed to defend fixed, high-value sites against GNSS-guided aerial threats — chiefly the large drone swarms that have become a defining feature of recent conflicts — by attacking their satellite navigation link rather than shooting them down.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
Goran Jedrejcic at the Calian display at Eurosatory 2026; Photo by Peter Gutierrez
July 7, 2026

Calian for Resilient GNSS, From Water to Space

Readers will not be surprised to learn resilience was a major focus at Eurosatory 2026. Across giant exhibit halls packed with the latest military gear, companies and customers were discussing how autonomous systems, sensors and communications networks can continue operating in increasingly contested environments.

Read More >

By Peter Gutierrez
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June 22, 2026

Honeywell Kestrel Targets GNSS-Denied Operations

Honeywell Aerospace has introduced Kestrel, an Embedded GNSS/INS navigation solution designed to maintain continuous position, velocity and attitude estimates independent of external signals — a capability the company is positioning directly against the GNSS-degraded environments that have come to define modern contested operations.

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By Inside GNSS
Jackson Williams at the Inertial Labs stand at Eurosatory 2026; Photo by Peter Gutierrez
June 19, 2026

Inertial Labs Expands Options for Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)

At Eurosatory 2026, one of the themes echoing across exhibition halls packed with armored vehicles, autonomous systems, and electronic warfare technologies was that the era of uncontested satellite navigation is over. Growing threats include jamming, spoofing, and signal obstruction, and companies throughout the PNT ecosystem are searching for new ways to deliver resilience.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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June 16, 2026

HENSOLDT Introduces SkyBarrier GNSS Jamming System at Eurosatory

German defense electronics firm HENSOLDT unveiled SkyBarrier at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris on June 16, positioning the system as a mobile broadband jammer for satellite-based navigation signals. The company describes the system as an electronic countermeasure intended for armed forces and government agencies seeking to deny adversaries the use of navigation-dependent systems.

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April 28, 2025

The UK’s System-of-Systems Approach to Robust PNT

Speaking at the recent Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, Mark Brammer, Positioning Program Lead for the UK’s National PNT Office, outlined the United Kingdom’s bold vision for the future of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), a system built not on a single pillar, but on international cooperation, multi-technology fusion, and a clear-eyed view of GNSS resilience.

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By Peter Gutierrez
Ramsey Faragher at the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit; Photo by Peter Gutierrez
April 25, 2025

Ramsey Faragher Discusses Aviation Spoofing

At the 2025 Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, Ramsey Faragher, Director and CEO of the UK Royal Institute of Navigation, delivered a sobering assessment of satellite navigation vulnerabilities based on findings of the ‘Operational Performance of Satellite Navigation Systems’ (OPS) report.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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August 23, 2024

Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that Ray O’Connor, president and chief executive officer, will retire in September 2025 after over three decades of exceptional leadership. O’Connor will transition to the role of Chairman of the Topcon Positioning Systems Board of Directors effective September 1, 2024, providing guidance and support to the executive leadership team during this important year of transition.

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January 2, 2024

Trimble executive: GNSS still core of PNT

Speaking to Inside GNSS at the recent InterGEO conference in Berlin, Olivier Casabianca, Vice President of Trimble Positioning Services, said “If you look at the way we work today, GNSS is still the key component, serving all of what we would consider the central geospatial industries, meaning construction, agriculture, transportation, etcetera. People talk about making a digital version of the world, and we understand that starts with knowing where you are, before, during and after, whatever job you’re doing. Precise positioning is fundamental.”

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By Peter Gutierrez
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March 13, 2023

Silicon Sensing Appoints New Chief Engineer

Dr Mark Marshall takes on role as emerging inertial sensing technologies open new market opportunities.

Dr Mark Marshall has been appointed as Chief Engineer of Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. Dr Marshall joined Silicon Sensing in 2017 as the lead engineer on numerous inertial programmes. Immediately prior to commencing as Chief Engineer he was the company’s Consultant Engineer and Electronics Discipline Manager. In this role he was responsible for the electronics and mechanical design of the company’s latest generation, tactical grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) – the DMU41.

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By Inside GNSS
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September 27, 2022

Dr. Boris Pervan Receives Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Boris Pervan with its Johannes Kepler Award September 23, 2022 during the ION GNSS+ Conference held September 19-23, at the Hyatt Regency Denver At Colorado Convention Center.

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By Inside GNSS
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January 28, 2022

ION 2022 Fellow Memberships Announced

The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2022 Fellow membership during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting held January 25- 27, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

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By Inside GNSS
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January 27, 2022

Human Engineering: Faragher Ascendant

FocalPoint Positioning, founded in 2015, is, as they say, very happening. Its Supercorrelation is a chipset-level software product for mobiles, wearables and vehicles that is changing the positioning game in urban environments. Interesting and energetic, FocalPoint founder Ramsey Faragher came out of the defense industry and has a risen rapidly in the GNSS firmament.

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HydroGNSS studying the Earth’s water cycle; Image courtesy ESA
July 31, 2026

ESA HydroGNSS Mission Enters Full Science Phase

The European Space Agency (ESA) HydroGNSS Scout mission has officially completed its eight-month commissioning phase, now entering full scientific operations. The two-satellite constellation represents a significant leap forward in utilizing GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) for remote sensing. By leveraging passive bistatic radar principles, the mission captures and analyzes L-band signals originally transmitted by GPS and Galileo navigation satellites.

Read More >

By Peter Gutierrez
Safran tested Coherent Clock at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk; Image courtesy ESA
July 30, 2026

Safran Validates Resilient Sub-Nanosecond Coherent Clock

The European Space Agency (ESA)-funded project ‘A White Rabbit based implementation of Coherent Clock’ has successfully completed its validation phase. The project demonstrated a highly resilient, ground-based time distribution system designed to safeguard critical infrastructures against GNSS vulnerabilities. Funded under ESA’s NAVISP program, the initiative was led by Safran Electronics and Defense Spain.

Read More >

By Peter Gutierrez
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July 24, 2026

AFLCMC Signs Transition Plan, Standardizing Military GPS Programs Under Air Force

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has signed the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Transition Support Plan, formally accepting the MGUE Increment 1 and 2 programs from the U.S. Space Force. The agreement finalizes the Air Force’s full ownership of the two navigation modernization efforts, centralizing their development and fielding under the M-Code Aviation Receivers (MAR) Joint Program Office.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
Qascom completes PARTICLE assured-PNT project; Image courtesy Qascomy
July 21, 2026

Qascom Demonstrates Assured PNT Using GNSS and 5G

The European Space Agency (ESA)-funded PARTICLE project has demonstrated a multi-layered approach to assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), combining authenticated Galileo signals, receiver-based anti-spoofing and security enhancements for 5G positioning. Funded under ESA’s NAVISP program, the activity was led by Qascom, with partners Loctio and the University of Patras.

Read More >

By Peter Gutierrez
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July 20, 2026

IAI Unveils HYPNOSIS, a NAVWAR System for GNSS-Guided Threats

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced HYPNOSIS, a high-power navigation warfare (NAVWAR) system designed to defend fixed, high-value sites against GNSS-guided aerial threats — chiefly the large drone swarms that have become a defining feature of recent conflicts — by attacking their satellite navigation link rather than shooting them down.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
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July 16, 2026

FocalPoint, STMicroelectronics Move GNSS Automotive Partnership to Commercial Agreement

FocalPoint has entered into a commercial agreement with STMicroelectronics to bring the companies’ joint GNSS positioning solution to market for automotive applications, the UK-based GNSS software firm announced July 14. The agreement builds on a collaboration first announced in May 2025 and combines FocalPoint’s S-GNSS Auto software with STMicroelectronics’ Teseo GNSS hardware.

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By Inside GNSS
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July 15, 2026

DoD’s APFIT Program Tops $2 Billion, Funds New Round of PNT and Navigation Awards

The Department of Defense has issued its final FY26 round of awards under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, pushing total program funding past $2 billion since its inception. The July 14 announcement marks the first cycle to include software-only capability awards alongside the program’s traditional hardware selections.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
Goran Jedrejcic at the Calian display at Eurosatory 2026; Photo by Peter Gutierrez
July 7, 2026

Calian for Resilient GNSS, From Water to Space

Readers will not be surprised to learn resilience was a major focus at Eurosatory 2026. Across giant exhibit halls packed with the latest military gear, companies and customers were discussing how autonomous systems, sensors and communications networks can continue operating in increasingly contested environments.

Read More >

By Peter Gutierrez
hon-aero-drone-sunset-over-water-1664x1264px
June 22, 2026

Honeywell Kestrel Targets GNSS-Denied Operations

Honeywell Aerospace has introduced Kestrel, an Embedded GNSS/INS navigation solution designed to maintain continuous position, velocity and attitude estimates independent of external signals — a capability the company is positioning directly against the GNSS-degraded environments that have come to define modern contested operations.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
Jackson Williams at the Inertial Labs stand at Eurosatory 2026; Photo by Peter Gutierrez
June 19, 2026

Inertial Labs Expands Options for Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)

At Eurosatory 2026, one of the themes echoing across exhibition halls packed with armored vehicles, autonomous systems, and electronic warfare technologies was that the era of uncontested satellite navigation is over. Growing threats include jamming, spoofing, and signal obstruction, and companies throughout the PNT ecosystem are searching for new ways to deliver resilience.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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