New SAE Standard - Toughening PNT with In-line Anti-Jam Antennas

New SAE Standard – Toughening PNT with In-line Anti-Jam Antennas

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November 21, 2023

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What’s New: A new standard from SAE – “Toughening a PNT system with COTS in-line GPS/GNSS Jamming Protection”

Why It’s Important: Standards can be very effective ways to encourage adoption of beneficial practices.

Many engineering organizations require adherence to technical standards as a part of their quality control and assured performance programs.
Following standards can also improve sales and help protect a company from litigation.

What Else to Know:

This standard admits up front that Controlled Reception Pattern Arrays (CRPAs) can be more effective than in-line. But,
- CRPAs don’t always have the SWAP-C needed by devices and users
- The U.S. restricts sale, and therefore production, of CRPAs because at one time they were seen as military-only items. That is not true anymore, but the rule is still in place. See discussion of this issue in PNT Advisory Board recommendations.
Most users are still not aware of how vulnerable GPS signals are.

Purchase Your Copy of the Standard Here

What Can YOU Do? How Can YOU Help?

PNT is the quiet backbone of everything but too many leaders still don't see the risk.

But you do. You understand the systems, the dependencies, the failure chains. That insight is rare — and it's exactly what your country needs right now. Contact your government leaders and industry decision-makers and tell them resilient PNT isn't a feature — it's the foundation everything else depends on.

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