Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The European Space Agency (ESA) NAVISP-funded LUPIN project, ‘Enabling high performance PNT in the lunar environment’, has demonstrated hybrid navigation architecture intended to provide robust positioning for future lunar rovers.
By Peter Gutierrez
Canada’s Minister of National Defence, David J. McGuinty, announced the launch of the Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub (DISH) in Calgary, Alberta, a University of Calgary-led consortium that will receive more than $20.3 million CAD over two years to move Canadian quantum research toward operational defense capabilities.
By Inside GNSS
Leonardo and Telespazio have completed a proof-of-concept project with the Italian startup Raysilience aimed at providing backup navigation for unmanned aerial vehicles operating without GNSS signals.
By Inside GNSS
As LEO PNT matures, the discussion is shifting from: “can LEO produce a PNT solution?” to “what must happen before users trust it?”
By Zak M. Kassas
“Saying today’s eLoran is what we had in WWII is like saying your 8K Ultra HD television is the same as the 1955 tube set that only got BBC One and ITV. Some fundamentals are the same, but the technology has evolved dramatically.” – U.K. PNT expert.
By Inside GNSS
First-of-its-kind FCC authorization clears Xona to broadcast Pulsar alongside GPS from its planned constellation of more than 250 satellites.
By Inside GNSS
Boeing has developed a three phased strategy to address the GNSS RFI impacting its aircraft, leveraging the GPS Event Monitor (GEM) to log details about RFI symptoms and where aircraft were located when the symptoms occurred.
By Inside GNSS
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.
By Peter Gutierrez
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.
By Peter Gutierrez
Frequency Electronics, Inc. has been awarded a follow-on production contract worth approximately $8 million to supply compact, high-precision atomic clocks supporting position, navigation and timing (PNT) for lunar missions, the Mitchel Field, N.Y.-based company announced July 27.
By Inside GNSS
The U.S. Army, Navy and Space Force put a maritime version of an electronic warfare system called Hammer of the Gods to sea for the first time in mid-July 2026, during Project Convergence Capstone 6 (PC-C6), the Army’s large-scale joint experimentation event.
By Inside GNSS
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.
By Inside GNSS
NautelNav has announced its participation in a new concept for a field-deployable eLoran station. This application, when realized, could result in the procurement of a number of operational systems for multiple defence organizations worldwide.
By Inside GNSS
