Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Thales has introduced a new family of TopStar Galileo core modules aimed at receiver manufacturers that need secure, sovereign and jamming-resilient GNSS for defense and critical-infrastructure applications.
By Inside GNSS
The UK government has launched a £180 million programme to harden its national timing infrastructure against disruptions to GNSS, funding a new phase of the National Timing Centre (NTC).
By Inside GNSS
With support from the European Space Agency (ESA), UK-based GMV NSL Ltd. has completed the RIGOUR (‘Real-time integrity for GNSS using opportunistic receivers) project, demonstrating how large volumes of measurements from everyday GNSS devices could support future integrity monitoring concepts.
By Peter Gutierrez
Qualinx has provided technical details on its QLX3Gx ultra-low-power GNSS chip and a companion developer evaluation kit aimed at battery-constrained IoT, wearable, tracking and mobility devices.
By Inside GNSS
u-blox has introduced the ZED-X20D, a dual-antenna, all-band GNSS heading module that brings centimeter-level positioning and motion-independent heading to high-volume industrial applications.
By Inside GNSS
Robust Optical Clock Network aims to deliver shoebox-scale and transportable optical clocks with months-long GPS-quality holdover for next-generation PNT and sensor networks.
By Inside GNSS
CGI has formed a new alliance with Vantor to develop AI-enabled spatial intelligence and situational awareness tools for operations where GNSS is denied, degraded or contested.
By Inside GNSS
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía is extending its footprint in Europe’s tactical UAS market, with its flight control and GNSS-resilient navigation stack now integrated on the ZEUS fixed-wing VTOL family developed by Poland-based Ekolot Aerospace & Defense (EAD).
By Inside GNSS
Topcon Positioning Systems has signed a commercial agreement with Xona to secure early-adopter access to Pulsar, Xona’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite navigation constellation.
By Inside GNSS
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for the inaugural launch of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission with the first two satellites scheduled to lift off no earlier than 24 March, aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.
By Inside GNSS
A new EUSPA–Thales Alenia Space framework contract advances the European GNSS Service Demonstrator, enabling smooth deployment of future EU Space services while engaging users and developers.
By Inside GNSS
Among other things highlighting the need for resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) is noted GNSS interference across Eastern Europe, particularly in geopolitically sensitive maritime regions.
By Peter Gutierrez
Divirod Inc. says it has completed a collaborative field project with Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (OKI) to monitor landslide risk and slope stability across multiple vulnerable areas in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture, using GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) sensors and software analytics to detect and classify terrain changes.
By Inside GNSS
