Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
TrustPoint has been awarded a $4 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract to demonstrate a GPS-independent positioning, navigation, and timing system.
By Inside GNSS
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
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
Trimble has introduced a smart antenna enclosure option for its PX-1 RTX positioning solution, targeting commercial drone delivery integrators seeking to reduce development timelines.
By Inside GNSS
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
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
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
Mayflower Communications Company, Inc. has introduced the NavGuard® 750 Integrated M-Code Anti-Jam System (IMAS), a fully integrated Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) solution designed for severely size, weight, and power (SWaP)-constrained military platforms.
By Inside GNSS
ANELLO Photonics has secured $25 million in Series B-2 financing round to accelerate production of its silicon-photonics-based inertial navigation systems for GPS-denied and contested environments.
By Inside GNSS
Lockheed Martin has completed the “core mate” production phase for GPS IIIF Space Vehicle 11, the assembly milestone that formally marks a satellite’s structural birth. SV11 will be the first GPS IIIF satellite to launch, though no launch date has been announced.
By Inside GNSS
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
As of May 20, Starlink users will no longer be able to access location data on their devices. The gRPC API software interface on the Starlink terminals has been allowing users to get their location, in many instances despite GPS jamming and spoofing in their area.
By Dana A. Goward
BAE Systems has entered full-rate production and commenced initial deliveries of its NavGuide GPS receiver, a portable, field-installable system designed to provide secure military M-Code positioning, navigation, and timing for vehicle, handheld, and sensor-based applications.
By Inside GNSS
