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L3Harris clears critical design review for experimental satellite navigation program

September 1, 2020 - By

L3Harris Technologies is on track to begin building the U.S. Air Force’s first Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) after completing the program’s critical design review. According to L3Harris, it will integrate the program’s experimental payload with an ESPAStar Platform, planned for launch in 2022. The system is designed to augment space-based position, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities for warfighters. The NTS-3... read more

UAvionix receives FAA approval for feature-filled panel display

September 1, 2020 - By

UAvionix Corporation’s aircraft AV-30-C panel display has received STC (Supplemental Type Certification) approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The AV-30-C offers pilots an effective and affordable altitude indicator (AI) or directional gyro (DG) replacement with additional features. AV-30-C is installable as either an AI or DG and adds a suite of in-flight information to the panel out of the... read more

Spirent’s SimIQ software designed to speed GNSS product testing

September 1, 2020 - By

Enables greater collaboration and faster product development through I/Q data streaming Spirent Federal Systems has released SimIQ, software that allows for earlier and more efficient GNSS testing during product development. From software-in-the-loop through to final-form testing, SimIQ enables developers to collaborate across the full design lifecycle through the creation, sharing and replay of I/Q data files. “SimIQ Capture allows developers... read more

VBOX Indoor Positioning System. Speed & position — anywhere.

September 1, 2020 - By

Racelogic, the company behind VBOX and LabSat GNSS simulators, has recently launched the VBOX Indoor Positioning System (VIPS) in response to customers’ developing demand to use GPS embedded technology in GPS-denied environments. VIPS delivers <2cm accuracy with an update rate of 100 times a second, making it ideal for dynamic applications, and this accuracy is maintained with seamless transition from... read more