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Korea will launch its own satellite positioning system

February 5, 2018 - By

Korea will build its own navigation satellite system by 2034, providing independent positioning and navigation signals over an area spanning a 1,000-kilometer radius from the country’s capital, Seoul. The Ministry of Science and information and communications technology (ICT) announced that it would finalize a plan for the Korean Positioning System (KPS) at a Space Committee meeting on Feb. 5. According... read more

Mayflower delivers anti-jam antenna systems to U.S. Air Force

February 5, 2018 - By

Mayflower Communications Company has delivered its Multi-Platform Anti-Jam GPS Navigation Antenna–Federated (MAGNA-F) to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) in August 2017. Mayflowers’ GPS anti-jam system (MAGNA) provides protection for multiple military GPS receiver types (C/A and SAASM).  The AFSOC platform has been proven in an operational environment. MAGNA-F can provide protected GPS signals to different receivers simultaneously.... read more

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DoD offers $110K in startup contest for GNSS-denied navigation technologies

February 5, 2018 - By

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Israel’s Ministry of Defense are joining forces for the third time in setting up a startup competition to tap into new technologies to beat terrorism. More than $200,000 in prizes will be awarded to the most promising startups. “As terrorists become ever more sophisticated, technological innovations become an increasingly critical component of detecting... read more

Trimble introduces next-generation GNSS reference receiver

February 5, 2018 - By

Trimble has introduced its next-generation GNSS reference receiver for real-time network (RTN) applications: the Trimble Alloy GNSS reference receiver. With 672 channels, the continuously operating reference station (CORS) receiver provides users and operators with access to multiple constellations and signals, supplying robust and reliable reference data. With an IP68 rating for protection against dust and moisture, the Trimble Alloy performs... read more

SBG Systems offers industrial-grade IMU for high-volume projects

February 5, 2018 - By

SBG Systems has released the Ellipse 2 Micro series, a new product range designed to reduce the size and cost of high-performance inertial sensors for volume projects. The Ellipse 2 Micro series is available as an inertial measurement unit (IMU), or as an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) or inertial navigation system (INS) running an extended Kalman filter. The... read more

U.S. Air Force jamming GPS in Southwest sky this week and next

February 5, 2018 - By

The U.S. Air Force is intermittently jamming its own GPS signals over southern Nevada and Utah this week and next as part of a massive air-to-air combat training exercise, Red Flag 18-1, based out of Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The jamming aims to challenge aircrews and their weaponry under realistic fighting conditions. The Air Force has warned that... read more

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