Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Off the coast of Venezuela, U.S. forces seized the tanker Skipper in a helicopter-launched raid, an operation confirmed by U.S. officials on 11 December, after the vessel spent weeks spoofing its GNSS-derived AIS position. The incident throws a glaring spotlight on the global ‘dark fleet’, a network of sanctions-evading tankers whose illicit movements resonate far beyond the Caribbean.
By Peter Gutierrez
New research by Finland’s National Land Survey (NLS) seeks to measure and mitigate GNSS interference and to quantify receiver tolerance, in response to a surge of jamming and spoofing incidents in the Baltic region. Co-funded by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the project runs through March 2027.
By Peter Gutierrez
Funded under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP program, the ‘Deployable Satellite Navigation Antenna’ project has delivered a compact Ka-band antenna prototype for small satellite platforms.
By Peter Gutierrez
More than 50 years ago, the Department of Defense (DoD) began a PNT project to support deployed forces and “put five bombs in the same hole.” While not part of its original mission, signals from GPS are now accessed by and even more important to civil users.
By Dana A. Goward
GNSS jamming and spoofing usually comes from the ground with signals traveling line-of-sight. This means they are most likely to be detected by and impact aircraft. But what about maritime and shore infrastructure?
By Dana A. Goward
A new perspective on positioning safety analyses.
By Inside GNSS
The new G5 receiver from Septentrio optimizes resilience, efficiency and capability without any compromises at the performance level.
By Peter Gutierrez
While celebrating the Galileo milestone, the conference focused on addressing today’s GNSS vulnerabilities and moving toward a more assured PNT.
By Richard Thomas
From an Australian garage to global validation, Locata’s TimeLoc technology is redefining terrestrial precision positioning and timing.
By Inside GNSS
The PNT industry must adapt to a changing landscape and find a way to provision for continual improvement. Why SDR architectures may be the answer.
By Logan Scott
Thought leaders recently gathered to discuss the growing threats to GPS, the most pressing challenges the industry faces and the best way forward. Here, we’ve put together a comprehensive view of all the critical issues tackled during the PNT Leadership Summit, a venue where the industry’s brightest minds could bring up their concerns, frustrations and recommend solutions.
By Inside GNSS
Assessing the risk to GNSS and what could happen if we fail to act.
By Dana A. Goward
Safran Federal Systems, a leading provider of Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) solutions, has been selected by Moog Inc. to provide its Skynaute navigation solution as part of Moog’s Genesys Avionics Suite™ for the Lockheed Hercules platform (L-Series and C-130).
By Inside GNSS
Representatives from the United Kingdom and France traveled to the other side of the globe for a meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK), in November. The topic was establishing global standards for eLoran, including creating an international body to develop and maintain those standards.
By Dana A. Goward
How Swift Navigation aims to make centimeter-level positioning affordable at automotive scale—with carrier partnerships, a cloud-first corrections network, and safety metrics designed for control-loop trust.
By Inside GNSS
Beyond the mapless versus HD maps debate.
By Inside GNSS
In a breakthrough for independent and resilient navigation, a UK-funded project led by quantum technology pioneer Infleqtion has successfully demonstrated flight trials of a quantum-based navigation system that does not rely on GNSS signals.
By Peter Gutierrez
Recent moves by Estonia demonstrate the strengthening of GNSS resilience through open access, multi-constellation support and European integration.
By Peter Gutierrez
Power conversion has become a critical focus in the race to make satellite and communications payloads lighter, smaller, and more energy-efficient. Airbus Crisa’s latest development, the Antenna Power Regulator (APR) module, represents a decisive step forward.
By Peter Gutierrez
Funded under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP program, the ‘Deployable Satellite Navigation Antenna’ project has delivered a compact Ka-band antenna prototype for small satellite platforms.
By Peter Gutierrez
The UK government has unveiled a £155 million investment package to harden the country’s Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) infrastructure, backing a mix of terrestrial, satellite-independent, and monitoring capabilities aimed at reducing dependence on vulnerable GNSS signals.
By Inside GNSS![Some of the equipment that makes up Indra’s GBAS; Image courtesy Indra[87]](https://insidegnss.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Some-of-the-equipment-that-makes-up-Indras-GBAS-Image-courtesy-Indra87.jpg)
Indra Navia’s ground-based augmentation system (GBAS), developed in Norway, is installed at airports worldwide, enhancing satellite navigation accuracy for aircraft landings. Positioned at or near runways, it provides precise guidance and integrity data, enabling safer, more efficient, and flexible approaches.
By Peter Gutierrez
Spirent Communications, now part of Keysight Technologies, announced PNT Xe, a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) simulation platform designed to extend high-performance GNSS testing to more users across the development lifecycle.
By Inside GNSS
A project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and led by StatSat AS, in collaboration with Fugro Norway AS, has successfully completed a demonstration of precise point positioning (PPP) onboard the NorSat-TD satellite.
By Peter Gutierrez
Editor’s Note: Inside GNSS recently sat down with technical and executive experts from Iridium following the launch of the company’s new PNT ASIC.
By Inside GNSS
Compatibility of Asensing NAV3120 Module with Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service Enables Robust, Centimeter-Level Positioning for Robotics, Drones, and Logistic Applications.
By Inside GNSS
After announcing a research partnership in April 2024, Silicon Sensing and the Institute of Science, Tokyo have now completed a test program evaluating the performance and durability of the DMU41 tactical-grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) in radiation environments similar to those found in space.
By Inside GNSS
Tschudi Shipping Company, NAL Research and SGM Technology have jointly introduced PntGuard, a maritime navigation safeguard designed to detect and counter GPS/GNSS spoofing and jamming at sea.
By Inside GNSS
Calian GNSS has added another precision tool to its Accutenna family with the release of the AC4990EXF-114, a quad-feed, full-band antenna that extends the company’s expertise in low-multipath, stable-phase performance.
By Peter Gutierrez
The compact, accurate and resilient GNSS receiver module is now accessible to high-volume time-synchronization applications.
By Inside GNSS
Devices reliant on GPS and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) can integrate comprehensive protection against jamming, spoofing and time interruptions with the Iridium PNT ASIC.
By Inside GNSS
Safran Electronics & Defense today announced the launch of Skydel NAVWAR, a breakthrough software solution designed to strengthen national defense capabilities against hostile drones.
By Inside GNSS
In the rapidly evolving field of precision, satellite-based navigation, GMV GSharp is a commercially deployable high-accuracy GNSS solution providing safe, real-time corrections and file-based GNSS products with minimal latency and variable sampling rate, length and update rate.
By Peter Gutierrez
ALL.SPACE has been awarded €950,000 by the European Space Agency’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). This award is to develop an alternative PNT capability designed to operate in GNSS-denied environments.
By Inside GNSS
Advanced Navigation has introduced a new line of defense-ready inertial navigation systems (INS), featuring integrated Electronic Protection (EP) capabilities.
By Inside GNSS
Safran Federal Systems announced the U.S. launch of the Blacknaute Inertial Navigation System, engineered to deliver precision navigation in GPS-denied and Electronic Warfare-contested environments, at the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition.
By Inside GNSS
The Reach RS4 and RS4 Pro receivers mark a major evolution from the previous Reach models. The Reach RS4 Pro stands out with innovative camera-vision technology, which cuts down on survey time.
By Peter Gutierrez
ProStar Holdings Inc., developer of PointMan Precision Mapping Solutions and LinQD enterprise integration platform, and Bad Elf, have announced a global distribution partnership to bundle ProStar’s PointMan software with Bad Elf’s high-precision GNSS receivers for worldwide sales.
By Inside GNSS
Speaking at the recent Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, Mark Brammer, Positioning Program Lead for the UK’s National PNT Office, outlined the United Kingdom’s bold vision for the future of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), a system built not on a single pillar, but on international cooperation, multi-technology fusion, and a clear-eyed view of GNSS resilience.
By Peter Gutierrez
At the 2025 Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, Ramsey Faragher, Director and CEO of the UK Royal Institute of Navigation, delivered a sobering assessment of satellite navigation vulnerabilities based on findings of the ‘Operational Performance of Satellite Navigation Systems’ (OPS) report.
By Peter Gutierrez
Airbus is leading the development of the next generation of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), Europe’s satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS). EGNOS version three (V3) will provide a completely new DFMC service – dual frequency, multi-constellation – augmenting both GPS and Galileo signals.
By Peter Gutierrez
The impact Ignacio Fernández Hernández, Galileo Authentication and High Accuracy Manager for the European Commission, has had on the EGNOS and Galileo programs, as he does his part to advance GNSS.
By Peter Gutierrez
The Institute of Navigation recognizes Dr. John Raquet with prestigious Johannes Kepler Award at the ION GNSS+ 2024 Conference.
By Inside GNSS
Steve Woolven’s early experience running his family’s resort coupled with his ambitious academic pursuits helped lay the groundwork for a successful career in the PNT industry and his current role as President of Trimble Applanix.
By Peter Gutierrez
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that Ray O’Connor, president and chief executive officer, will retire in September 2025 after over three decades of exceptional leadership. O’Connor will transition to the role of Chairman of the Topcon Positioning Systems Board of Directors effective September 1, 2024, providing guidance and support to the executive leadership team during this important year of transition.
By Inside GNSS
Silicon Sensing is to open its first US office, with a dedicated in-country team lead by the new head of sales – Americas, Kevin Swain. This new facility will help ensure the company efficiently supports the growing demand for their rugged, high performance inertial products across North and South America.
By Inside GNSS
At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside GNSS sat down with Jamie Marraccini, CEO of Inertial Labs, to discuss the company’s advanced solutions for GNSS vulnerability and their role in enhancing navigation for UAS operations in GNSS-denied environments.
By Inside GNSS
Speaking to Inside GNSS at the recent InterGEO conference in Berlin, Olivier Casabianca, Vice President of Trimble Positioning Services, said “If you look at the way we work today, GNSS is still the key component, serving all of what we would consider the central geospatial industries, meaning construction, agriculture, transportation, etcetera. People talk about making a digital version of the world, and we understand that starts with knowing where you are, before, during and after, whatever job you’re doing. Precise positioning is fundamental.”
By Peter Gutierrez
Industry veteran Mariam Sorond has taken over as the CEO of NextNav.
By Inside GNSS
Dr Mark Marshall takes on role as emerging inertial sensing technologies open new market opportunities.
Dr Mark Marshall has been appointed as Chief Engineer of Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. Dr Marshall joined Silicon Sensing in 2017 as the lead engineer on numerous inertial programmes. Immediately prior to commencing as Chief Engineer he was the company’s Consultant Engineer and Electronics Discipline Manager. In this role he was responsible for the electronics and mechanical design of the company’s latest generation, tactical grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) – the DMU41.
By Inside GNSS
Cheryl Gramling knew early on what she wanted to do in life. Today, she is assistant chief for technology, mission engineering and systems analysis division, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and she’s playing a key role in getting us back to the Moon.
By Peter Gutierrez
Helix is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Beese as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
By Inside GNSS
Rx Networks announced today that Michael Longinotti, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the company at the end of 2022, then continue to serve as a board member. John Carley, VP of Sales and Marketing, has been appointed by the Board of Directors to succeed Longinotti as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023.
By Inside GNSS
The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Boris Pervan with its Johannes Kepler Award September 23, 2022 during the ION GNSS+ Conference held September 19-23, at the Hyatt Regency Denver At Colorado Convention Center.
By Inside GNSS
The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2022 Fellow membership during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting held January 25- 27, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in Long Beach, California.
By Inside GNSS
FocalPoint Positioning, founded in 2015, is, as they say, very happening. Its Supercorrelation is a chipset-level software product for mobiles, wearables and vehicles that is changing the positioning game in urban environments. Interesting and energetic, FocalPoint founder Ramsey Faragher came out of the defense industry and has a risen rapidly in the GNSS firmament.
By Peter Gutierrez
As CEO Jean-Yves Courtois puts it, Orolia is focused on solving the hard problems. To do that, the France-based company, a global provider of resilient positioning, navigation and timing (RPNT) solutions, has become a technology integrator.
By Inside GNSS
Funded under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP program, the ‘Deployable Satellite Navigation Antenna’ project has delivered a compact Ka-band antenna prototype for small satellite platforms.
By Peter Gutierrez
The new G5 receiver from Septentrio optimizes resilience, efficiency and capability without any compromises at the performance level.
By Peter Gutierrez
While celebrating the Galileo milestone, the conference focused on addressing today’s GNSS vulnerabilities and moving toward a more assured PNT.
By Richard Thomas
Safran Federal Systems, a leading provider of Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) solutions, has been selected by Moog Inc. to provide its Skynaute navigation solution as part of Moog’s Genesys Avionics Suite™ for the Lockheed Hercules platform (L-Series and C-130).
By Inside GNSS
How Swift Navigation aims to make centimeter-level positioning affordable at automotive scale—with carrier partnerships, a cloud-first corrections network, and safety metrics designed for control-loop trust.
By Inside GNSS
Beyond the mapless versus HD maps debate.
By Inside GNSS
Recent moves by Estonia demonstrate the strengthening of GNSS resilience through open access, multi-constellation support and European integration.
By Peter Gutierrez
Power conversion has become a critical focus in the race to make satellite and communications payloads lighter, smaller, and more energy-efficient. Airbus Crisa’s latest development, the Antenna Power Regulator (APR) module, represents a decisive step forward.
By Peter Gutierrez![On-site testing and validation of GreenAsph 4.0; Image courtesy Exact Control System[50]](https://insidegnss.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/On-site-testing-and-validation-of-GreenAsph-4.0-Image-courtesy-Exact-Control-System50.jpg)
Czech company Exact Control System, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA), is redefining digital road rehabilitation with multi-layer GNSS-guided milling, on-board 3D modeling, and selective asphalt recycling.
By Peter Gutierrez
VIAVI Solutions Inc. has received an award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through its Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (CPNT) Action Plan Rapid Phase II.
By Inside GNSS
At a recent event hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA), Artur Kobyłkiewicz, Project Manager at GMV Poland, and Roman Wawrzaszek, Project Manager at the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN), presented the results of the GNSSWLEO project.
By Peter Gutierrez
Indra Navia’s ground-based augmentation system (GBAS), developed in Norway, is installed at airports worldwide, enhancing satellite navigation accuracy for aircraft landings. Positioned at or near runways, it provides precise guidance and integrity data, enabling safer, more efficient, and flexible approaches.
By Peter Gutierrez
Spirent Communications, now part of Keysight Technologies, announced PNT Xe, a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) simulation platform designed to extend high-performance GNSS testing to more users across the development lifecycle.
By Inside GNSS
The Netherlands is preparing to implement a distance-based tolling system for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) exceeding 3.5 metric tons, scheduled to start on July 1, 2026. The initiative aims to modernize road user charging by employing GNSS-based technology to monitor vehicle movements and calculate tolls per kilometer driven.
By Peter Gutierrez
In a time of increasing geopolitical tension and the growing incidence of GNSS interference, particularly in Eastern Europe, quantum sensing has emerged as a pivotal alternative technology for ensuring resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems.
By Peter Gutierrez
Hexagon has announced an agreement to acquire Inertial Sense, a provider of tactical-grade global navigation solutions and inertial navigation systems (GNSS+INS), to strengthen the breadth of its positioning portfolio.
By Inside GNSS
The European Space Agency (ESA) HydroGNSS mission is poised for launch at a moment of uncertainty in global climate diplomacy.
By Peter Gutierrez
Editor’s Note: Inside GNSS recently sat down with technical and executive experts from Iridium following the launch of the company’s new PNT ASIC.
By Inside GNSS
Compatibility of Asensing NAV3120 Module with Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service Enables Robust, Centimeter-Level Positioning for Robotics, Drones, and Logistic Applications.
By Inside GNSS
More than 50 years ago, the Department of Defense (DoD) began a PNT project to support deployed forces and “put five bombs in the same hole.” While not part of its original mission, signals from GPS are now accessed by and even more important to civil users.
By Dana A. Goward
The PNT industry must adapt to a changing landscape and find a way to provision for continual improvement. Why SDR architectures may be the answer.
By Logan Scott
Thought leaders recently gathered to discuss the growing threats to GPS, the most pressing challenges the industry faces and the best way forward. Here, we’ve put together a comprehensive view of all the critical issues tackled during the PNT Leadership Summit, a venue where the industry’s brightest minds could bring up their concerns, frustrations and recommend solutions.
By Inside GNSS
