The General Accountability Office (GAO) released a somewhat scathing report about Department of Defense navigation programs this month.
Among their findings and inferences were:
- Navigation requirements for projects and systems are often overstated with managers just defaulting to GPS accuracy requirements
- Resilience is not a requirement for navigation systems in many cases
- Alternate (non-GPS) navigation systems are not a priority for the department, and are actively opposed in some instances
- There is a lack of coordination across the department on alternate PNT systems
The Institute of Navigation and the RNT Foundation will host a webinar on the 15th of June featuring two of the report’s authors.
Attendance is open to the public and free, but advance registration is required.
