Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
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.
By Inside GNSS
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.
By Peter Gutierrez
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.
By Inside GNSS
A u-blox high-precision GNSS timing receiver is providing the synchronization backbone for PANOSETI, a distributed optical telescope array designed to scan the entire sky for potential signatures of extraterrestrial intelligence.
By Inside GNSS
GlobalFoundries (GF) and Qualinx have completed what they describe as the first fully European, end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow for a GNSS system-on-chip, marking a concrete step toward supply chain sovereignty for PNT-dependent aerospace, defense, and critical infrastructure applications.
By Inside GNSS
VectorNav Technologies announced June 2 expanded support for Low Earth Orbit satellite signals as an aiding source for its inertial navigation systems, with the capability now available as a development kit centered on the VN-210E GNSS-Aided INS and broader support available across the Tactical Series upon request.
By Inside GNSS
As small autonomous aircraft move into more demanding operating environments, the PNT challenge is shifting from nominal accuracy to system coherence. Hyfix argues that tighter integration across positioning, timing, estimation, and control can reduce hidden error, improve integrity, and make autonomy stacks more resilient under degraded conditions.
By Inside GNSS
As jamming, spoofing and GNSS denial become operational realities, VIAVI’s transcoder is emerging as a practical bridge between legacy vehicle systems and the next generation of assured positioning, navigation and timing.
By Inside GNSS
Calian has announced two new pole mount controlled reception pattern antennas — the CR8894PXF+ and CR8854PXF+ — expanding its CRPA line with installation options suited to communications towers, vessels, monitoring stations, and critical infrastructure.
By Inside GNSS
VIAVI Solutions has introduced the µPNT GDO-1000, a GNSS-disciplined oscillator built in the M.2 B-key form factor measuring 22mm by 42mm and weighing under four grams — designed for defense, airborne, and unmanned platforms where traditional timing modules are too large or power-hungry to integrate.
By Inside GNSS
Colorado-based Xairos Systems has completed two-kilometer free-space range testing with its Ares Quantum Optical Terminal, establishing simultaneous quantum and optical links from a single integrated unit.
By Inside GNSS
TRX Systems will present new enhancements to its Dismounted Assured PNT System GEN II at the Joint Navigation Conference, held June 1–4 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center.
By Inside GNSS
