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Inside Galileo: Europe Decides to Build Up its Own Global Satellite Navigation System

Over the next six issues, Dr. Güenter W. Hein will critically review the development of Galileo, drawing on more than two decades of direct experience with Europe’s satellite navigation system. But this series is not simply a look back. Galileo’s history is also a study in geopolitics, technical ambition, institutional complexity, international cooperation, spectrum management and interoperability—issues that remain central to today’s global PNT aspirations.

By Günter W. Hein

May 26, 2026

FocalPoint Positioning Launches Precise+ for Sub-Metre GNSS Accuracy Without Sensor Fusion

FocalPoint Positioning has unveiled Precise+, a software-defined receiver technology that delivers sub-metre GNSS accuracy in environments where conventional carrier phase tracking typically fails — without the use of inertial sensors, dead reckoning, or sensor fusion.

By Inside GNSS

May 22, 2026

Taoglas Launches Ultra-Compact Dual-Band L1/L5 GNSS Antenna

Taoglas has introduced the GVLB208 Series, a dual-band L1/L5 stacked patch antenna in a 20 x 20 x 8 mm footprint — one of the smallest packages available for concurrent L1/L5 operation. The series is the first in a new family of ultra-compact GNSS antennas from the company.

By Inside GNSS

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May 20, 2026

Septentrio Adds Top-Tier Anti-Jam Variant to mosaic-G5 Line with P8 Launch

Septentrio has extended its mosaic-G5 module family with the P8, a multi-frequency GNSS receiver designed for mission-critical applications in contested electromagnetic environments.

By Inside GNSS

May 15, 2026

Iridium to Acquire Full Control of Aireon in $367 Million Deal

Iridium Communications announced Thursday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining stake in Aireon LLC, the space-based ADS-B air traffic surveillance operator that has flown as a hosted payload on the Iridium constellation since 2019.

By Inside GNSS

May 13, 2026

Septentrio Adds Precise Positioning Variant to mosaic-G5 Family

Septentrio has launched the mosaic-G5 P6, a multi-frequency precise positioning module extending the company’s mosaic receiver line for commercial UAV, robotics, and industrial automation integrators.

By Inside GNSS

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May 8, 2026

Thales Unveils Compact Anti-Jam PNT Receiver for Contested Environments

Thales has introduced the TopStar Smart Receiver, a three-function positioning, navigation, and timing unit designed for land vehicles, drones, and munitions operating under active electronic warfare conditions.

By Inside GNSS

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May 7, 2026

UK MoD Awards £6 Million eLoran Contract to QinetiQ-Led Team Elaris

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £6 million contract to Team Elaris, a QinetiQ-led consortium, to develop a deployable concept for enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) as a GPS-independent positioning, navigation, and timing alternative for military operations in contested environments.

By Inside GNSS

XPONENTIAL 2026: Positioning and Navigation at the Autonomy Frontier

Inside GNSS is on the ground at XPONENTIAL 2026 as an official media partner of the world’s largest autonomous systems and robotics event, taking place May 11–14 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. Educational programming opens May 11; exhibits run May 12–14.

By Inside GNSS

May 1, 2026

Hexagon Completes Acquisition of Inertial Sense

Hexagon has completed its acquisition of Inertial Sense, a Utah-based provider of GNSS+INS navigation technology, adding more than 30,000 deployed inertial systems to its assured positioning, navigation, and timing portfolio.

By Inside GNSS

April 24, 2026

ICAO Cites GNSS Interference Among Growing Threats to Civil Aviation in Conflict Zones

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is calling for urgent action to protect civilian aircraft from an expanding set of military threats, including GNSS radio frequency interference.

By Inside GNSS

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April 16, 2026

Rohde & Schwarz Adds Pulsar Signal Simulation to Vector Signal Generator Portfolio

Rohde & Schwarz has announced new signal simulation capabilities supporting Pulsar, the Low Earth Orbit positioning, navigation, and timing constellation being developed by Xona Space Systems.

By Inside GNSS

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The Critical Need for Compatibility

Existing and future GNSS receivers must be able to operate reliably when multiple LEO PNT signals are present, with the opportunity for LEO PNT to become interoperable with GNSS MEO in the same way multi-constellation receivers use signals from different MEO GNSS systems today.

By Inside GNSS

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Inside Galileo: Europe Decides to Build Up its Own Global Satellite Navigation System

FocalPoint Positioning Launches Precise+ for Sub-Metre GNSS Accuracy Without Sensor Fusion

Taoglas Launches Ultra-Compact Dual-Band L1/L5 GNSS Antenna

Septentrio Adds Top-Tier Anti-Jam Variant to mosaic-G5 Line with P8 Launch

Iridium to Acquire Full Control of Aireon in $367 Million Deal

Septentrio Adds Precise Positioning Variant to mosaic-G5 Family

Thales Unveils Compact Anti-Jam PNT Receiver for Contested Environments

UK MoD Awards £6 Million eLoran Contract to QinetiQ-Led Team Elaris

XPONENTIAL 2026: Positioning and Navigation at the Autonomy Frontier

Hexagon Completes Acquisition of Inertial Sense

ICAO Cites GNSS Interference Among Growing Threats to Civil Aviation in Conflict Zones

Rohde & Schwarz Adds Pulsar Signal Simulation to Vector Signal Generator Portfolio

The Critical Need for Compatibility