Resilient positioning data was acquired, tracked and generated on a NovAtel receiver while GNSS signals were jammed, advancing TrustPoint’s C-band service toward commercial availability.
TrustPoint announced Aug. 25 that it has demonstrated its C-band navigation signals operating through GNSS interference on an enhanced receiver built by NovAtel, part of Hexagon, under a contract with Naval Air Systems Command.
The demonstration confirmed that TrustPoint’s C-band signals can be acquired, tracked and used to generate precise positioning data in environments where GPS is degraded or denied, work conducted under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract led by the Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division. TrustPoint described the result as evidence that its service can meet the growing demand among defense operators for navigation that continues to function under modern electronic warfare conditions.
A Receiver the Industry Already Trusts
By integrating C-band capability into an existing NovAtel GNSS receiver rather than requiring new hardware, the companies said the result advances a path toward receivers that can fall back on C-band signals when GNSS is compromised, and marks a step forward for the broader navigation industry’s move toward C-band-enabled GNSS solutions. TrustPoint and Hexagon framed the milestone as bringing together TrustPoint’s resilient C-band service with a receiver platform already established and trusted across the industry, rather than an entirely new, unproven piece of hardware.
Patrick Shannon, founder and CEO of TrustPoint, said “C-band signals have operated through interference on a receiver the industry already trusts,” calling the result a new baseline for resilient positioning, navigation and timing, and adding that the companies now intend to build on the demonstrated capability.
Sandy Kennedy, vice president of research and development for Hexagon’s Aerospace and Defence Division, credited NovAtel’s reputation for high-performance receiver technology trusted in demanding environments, and said the collaboration shows how the company continues evolving its products to support emerging signals beyond L-band, part of what she described as a long-term commitment to PNT innovation and to partners across the industry.
TrustPoint said the achievement gives defense, aerospace and autonomous-systems developers an early proof point that its C-band service can complement existing GNSS approaches while speeding the path toward deployable, resilient PNT.
Part of a Broader Milestone Track Record
The demonstration builds on a string of earlier milestones for TrustPoint, including the company’s first live-sky transmission and real-time reception of a C-band GNSS signal in 2025, also conducted with Hexagon, the first C-band ground-to-space PNT demonstration, and the launch and operation of three commercial free-flying GNSS satellites. TrustPoint has positioned the C-band service as a scalable, GPS-independent alternative to GPS for autonomous systems, critical infrastructure and national security applications.
