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IEEE to develop PNT standard

August 16, 2021

Accurate and reliable positioning, timing and navigation (PNT) technologies, such as GPS, have become “invisible utilities” that enable […]

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This article is tagged with IEEE, IEEE Standards Association, navigation, PNT standard, PNT systems, positioning, Science and Technology Directorate, timing and posted in From the Magazine, GNSS

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NextNav demos GPS-free PNT network for critical infrastructure

August 16, 2021

The trial for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security showcases the precise, resilient timing capabilities of NextNav’s TerraPoiNT […]

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This article is tagged with critical infrastructure, Department of Homeland Security, GPS backup, navigation and timing, NextNav, positioning, Satelles, Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, STL, TerraPoiNT and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, Latest News

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Controversial GAO report on DOD nav webinar June 15

June 4, 2021

On May 10, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on navigation efforts n the Department of […]

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This article is tagged with Department of Defense, General Accountability Office, ION, navigation and timing, positioning, RNT Foundation, RNTF and posted in Defense, GNSS, Latest News

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GAO Report: ‘Use resilient tech vs. GPS as DOD primary PNT’

May 11, 2021

A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) questioned the Department of Defense (DOD) strategy of keeping […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, Dana Goward, GAO, GNSS/PNT industries, Government Accountability Office, GPS jamming, GPS-denied, navigation, NDAA, open architecture, policymakers, positioning, Resilient PNT Foundation, timing and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, GNSS

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A matter of time: Ensuring precise time and synchronization for critical infrastructure

March 22, 2021

Critical infrastructure services such as telecommunications, utilities, transportation and defense are of national strategic importance. The U.S. Cybersecurity […]

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This article is tagged with critical infrastructure, Eric Colard, Microchip, National Risk Management Center, navigation and timing, positioning, resilient PNT, timing, timing infrastructure, vPRTC and posted in From the Magazine, Mobile

An Airman with the 374th Security Forces Squadron uses a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) to track the team’s current during a 2018 field training exercise at Camp Fuji, Japan. (Photo: Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore/U.S. Air Force)

BAE Systems to develop advanced GPS chips for warfighters

February 24, 2021

BAE Systems has received a $247 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center […]

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This article is tagged with BAE Systems, government contract, GPS receivers, M-code, MGUE, military applications, Military GPS User Equipment, navigation, positioning, precision-guided munitions, timing, U.S. Space Force, warfighters and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, Latest News

New 2-book set explores 21st-century PNT

February 1, 2021

By Jade Morton, Guest Author After more than five years of hard work by 131 authors from 18 […]

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This article is tagged with GNSS receivers, Jade Morton, navigation and timing, PNT technologies, PNT21, positioning, receiver anatomy, reference, Wiley-IEEE Press and posted in From the Magazine, GNSS, Latest News

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No silver bullet for US PNT: Many sources needed

August 18, 2020

Many PNT sources from multiple providers needed “We cannot have GPS signals be a single point of failure […]

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This article is tagged with GNSS, GPS, navigation, PNT systems, positioning, timing, U.S. Department of Defense and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Opinions