Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and Space Operations Command (SpOC) announced the expected launch of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) GPS III-7 mission, Space Vehicle 08 (SV-08), with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., no earlier than the end of May 2025.
By Inside GNSS
Syntony GNSS has announced the launch of the EchoTM 4RP, the latest advancement in their EchoTM series of GNSS record and playback systems. Building upon the robust foundation of the EchoTM R&P, the EchoTM 4RP introduces significant enhancements tailored to meet the evolving demands of GNSS testing and development.
By Inside GNSS
Septentrio, part of Hexagon, has announced the launch of two new products: AsteRx RB3 GNSS receiver and AsteRx RBi3 GNSS/INS. These IP69K-rated receivers push the limits of durability with the most rugged housing and components yet. They are designed to withstand the harshest of environments and have undergone rigorous testing and validation according to ISO standards.
By Inside GNSS
As the 5th Annual Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Summit convenes this April in Washington, D.C., national leaders across defense, industry, and academia will gather to address what Dana Goward, the Summit’s long-time moderator, calls “our greatest concern”—the fragility of PNT in the U.S. homeland.
By Inside GNSS
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a successful demonstration of the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) technology for the U.S. Space Force (USSF).
By Inside GNSS
SBG Systems, a global provider of high-performance Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), has introduced a MEMS-based North seeking IMU, capable of operating without GNSS aiding—a breakthrough in MEMS technology.
By Inside GNSS
OxTS has launched WayFinder, a complete localisation solution for any environment, even GNSS-denied spaces. Functioning out of the box with no need for additional hardware, WayFinder uses a new, unique software called LiDAR Boost to provide accurate localisation both in, and between, any environment.
By Inside GNSS
Strategic move brings enhanced resiliency and expanded global reach to VIAVI’s positioning, navigation, and timing solutions.
By Renee Knight
It is well-understood now that Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are vulnerable to radio frequency interference (RFI) due to the very low power of their received signals. RFI can take the form of jamming, in which the GNSS frequencies are overwhelmed with unwanted power or spoofing, in which “fake” GNSS signals are transmitted.
By Inside GNSS
Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Inc. Company, today launched its M-AJ-QUATRO anti-jamming antenna system. Equipped with advanced Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) and digital processing technologies, M-AJ-QUATRO establishes Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) in GPS/GNSS-challenged environments ranging from military operations to commercial aviation.
By Inside GNSS
The Saildrone Voyager platform has been equipped with new hardware and software algorithms, making it capable of operating in areas of GPS jamming and spoofing.
By Inside GNSS
Against a rapidly changing geopolitical backdrop, security and defense, competitiveness and resilience, and new innovations like LEO PNT dominated talks at this year’s conference in Brussels.
By Peter Gutierrez
The service is among the CPNT options designed to toughen and augment GNSS—and it’s available globally today.
By Renee Knight
