Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The European Space Agency’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program Advisory Committee (NAVAC) has released a new white paper outlining its vision for the evolution of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technology, applications, and services until 2035.
By Peter Gutierrez
Ariane 6’s inaugural rocket launch took place from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on 9 July. It has taken over from Ariane 5, featuring a modular design that can launch missions from low-Earth orbit and into deep space. Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites are projected to join the constellation in 2026 with the Ariane 6 launcher. G2 satellites will use electric propulsion and host a more powerful navigation antenna, better atomic clocks and fully digital payloads.
By Inside GNSS
Today’s air transportation management depends on a complex systems of systems, operating under stringent reliability and safety requirements. The use of satellite communications, GNSS and other PNT services represents a range of vulnerabilities to inadvertent as well as intentional hostile action.
By Inside GNSS
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released a revised Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) addressing the growing issue of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) outages and disruptions. This updated advisory, SIB No. 2022-02R3, highlights the increasing sophistication and impact of GNSS jamming and spoofing, which have become significant concerns for aviation safety.
By Inside GNSS
The European Defence Fund (EDF) and the Ministries of Defence of Estonia and Finland have awarded a €6 million investment to Project BadB, a consortium led by Estonian defence technology company KrattWorks. The project focuses on developing advanced navigation solutions for land and aerial vehicles that do not rely on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
By Inside GNSS
Taoglas, a provider of antennas and IoT components, has announced the launch of Inception, a new GNSS L1/L5 ultra-low-profile “patch-in-a-patch” antenna. The HP5354.A offers dual-band stacked patch performance in a single 35 x 35 x 4mm form factor. This design integrates the second antenna within the first, eliminating the need for stacking parts and reducing the antenna height by 50%.
By Inside GNSS
When Jeffrey Sanders founded UHU Technologies a few years after selling his first company, it wasn’t because he needed the work or a new income stream. He wanted to fix the GNSS spoofing and jamming problem impacting the U.S. and allied militaries. He did it primarily for the warfighter, and said this is the work that will become his legacy.
By Renee Knight
Researchers in Hungary have developed a new method for geodetic height determination, exploiting the synergies of multi-constellation GNSS and interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR). The solution, proposed by the Lechner Knowledge Center in Budapest, comprises a modernized reference network of integrated, continuously operating reference stations (CORS) with InSAR corner reflectors.
By Peter Gutierrez
SandboxAQ has announced AQNav, a navigation system designed for air, land, and sea navigation in environments where GPS signals are jammed or unavailable. After development and testing with government and private sector partners, AQNav aims to offer a resilient, unjammable alternative to GPS.
By Inside GNSS
The GEODNET Foundation, the web3 organization governing the Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) network GEODNET, has announced new distribution and OEM agreements with more than ten enterprise customers, including AllyNav, Bad Elf, bynav, Sensori Robotics, and Unmanned Life.
By Inside GNSS
PSIONIC is taking a different approach to RF and jamming mitigation. The company’s new laser-based sensor, SurePath, features a proprietary navigation filter that uses real-time velocity vectors to correct IMU sensor errors—providing information in one platform that typically requires multiple. And, according to the company, the undetectable velocimeter can’t be spoofed or jammed.
By Renee Knight
The European Space Agency’s NAVISP program continues to churn out on-point, PNT-related research at a time of increasing interest in the resilience, or lack thereof, of GNSS-based solutions. Among the latest NAVISP-funded projects to achieve completion is INSPIRe (Integrated Navigation System-of-Systems PNT Integrity for Resilience), which investigated a number of approaches for providing integrity of GNSS-derived PNT for maritime users.
By Peter Gutierrez
The development of the Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites has achieved a significant milestone as independent Satellite Critical Design Review (CDR) boards have confirmed that the satellite designs meet all mission and performance requirements. This accomplishment marks another step forward in the schedule to develop the first 12 satellites of the G2 fleet.
By Inside GNSS
