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Is the U.S. Losing Leadership in GNSS? – Jason Kim

Is the U.S. Losing Leadership in GNSS? – Jason Kim

Image: RNT Foundation International Advisory Council member Jason Kim What's new: An excellent opinion piece by Jason Kim, recently retired from his position as Chief of Staff at Department of Commerce's Office of Space Commerce. Why it's important: We rarely have the...

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A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World – Wired

A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World – Wired

Image: Shutterstock What's new: A comprehensive article in Wired that discusses the need for government leadership a lot more than most similar pieces. Why it's important: Government leaders' concern, and most importantly action, are the only way the U.S. or any other...

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UK Moving Ahead, Wants Input on eLoran Program – Inside GNSS

UK Moving Ahead, Wants Input on eLoran Program – Inside GNSS

Image: RNT Foundation The author of this article is president of the RNT Foundation. UK Moving Ahead, Wants Input on eLoran Program June 2, 2025 By Dana A. Goward System to be govt-owned, contractor-operated. The United Kingdom is continuing on its path toward having...

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Government Turmoil and the PNT Community – Inside GNSS

Government Turmoil and the PNT Community – Inside GNSS

Image: Shutterstock The author of the below is President of the RNT Foundation. May 28, 2025 By Dana A. Goward Two federal efforts have been put on hold and experts with years of expertise in the PNT industry have retired, all changes that could affect the industry...

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Maritime – GNSS outage at Hormuz & Rethinking navigation

Maritime – GNSS outage at Hormuz & Rethinking navigation

Image: NOAA What's new: Another report on jamming and spoofing impacts to maritime, and an article on how maritime must adapt. Why it's important: 95% of the world's trade moves by sea. Disruptions to maritime can have a global impact. Unlike aviation, maritime does...

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Can China jam your GPS? – The Economist

Can China jam your GPS? – The Economist

Image: Shutterstock What's new: An item in The Economist that covers a lot of familiar ground (though good reminders) and also speculates that China or President Trump may threaten or actually deny use of GPS/ other GNSS to other countries as a way to influence their...

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Ramsey Faragher Discusses Aviation Spoofing – Inside GNSS

Ramsey Faragher Discusses Aviation Spoofing – Inside GNSS

image: Stanford Univ. What's new: An item about our colleague Ramsey's comments in Munich and his important reminder to understand ALL the ways GPS impacts your systems, regardless of if you are in aviation, maritime, telecommunications, industrial production, or any...

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New Maritime Jamming & Spoofing Patterns – Windward

New Maritime Jamming & Spoofing Patterns – Windward

Image: Skytruth - AIS circle spoofing off Pt. Reyes, CA What's new: Windward's quarterly update on maritime spoofing. Why it's important: While interference with aviation gets the most press, maritime is also vulnerable and impacted. Spoofing can, and has, caused...

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European Navigation Conf, 21 – 23 May, Wroclaw, Poland

European Navigation Conf, 21 – 23 May, Wroclaw, Poland

Image: European Navigation Conference What's new: ENC is coming up soon with a great line up of speakers and panels. Why it's important: It is one of the world's leading forums for PNT issues. And PNT, we understand, is really important.  What else to know: We have...

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Welcoming Holly to RNTF Team!

Welcoming Holly to RNTF Team!

Image: Boltobee & RNT Foundation What's new: We are very pleased to announce Holly Beyhl as the foundation's new Marketing and Membership Manager. Holly has over 15 years’ experience creating graphics and websites, crafting compelling visual narratives and...

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Critical National PNT Questions – RNTF’s Comments to FCC

Critical National PNT Questions – RNTF’s Comments to FCC

Image: Shutterstock What's new: The RNT Foundation submitted comments to the FCC's Notice of Inquiry "Promoting the Development of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Technologies and Solutions."  Why it's important: The FCC has become interested in PNT in a big way...

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PNT, Great Power Competition, Hopeful Signs

PNT, Great Power Competition, Hopeful Signs

Opening Comments at Defense Strategies Institute's Assured PNT Summit 23 April 2025 National Housing Center, Washington, D.C. Good morning and welcome to year five!  For those of you who I haven’t met, I am Dana Goward and I am privileged to serve as the President of...

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NATO chief is worried about Russian space nukes – Politico

NATO chief is worried about Russian space nukes – Politico

Image: Shutterstock What's new: More concerns and focus on Russia deploying space-based nuclear weapons. Why it's important: The West, and especially the U.S., relies on space more than do Russia and China. A space-based nuclear weapon could be effectively used as a...

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Space Threat Seminar- Secure World Foundation & CSIS

Space Threat Seminar- Secure World Foundation & CSIS

Image: Shutterstock What's new: The Secure World Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies will discuss their annual reports on threats to space assets. Why it's important: Once thought a safe haven for our most important assets, space is now a...

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Jammertest 2024 – Video of seminar with results and debrief

Jammertest 2024 – Video of seminar with results and debrief

Image: Shutterstock What's new: The five+ hour seminar debriefing Jammerfest 2024 is now available on YouTube. Why it's important: Jammertest is unique in the world and explores ways to make navigation and positioning systems, and especially GNSS receivers, more...

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Counterspace – Annual report from Secure World Foundation

Counterspace – Annual report from Secure World Foundation

Image: "Space Force" TV series via YouTube What's new: The Secure World Foundation has released its annual "Global Counterspace Capabilities" report. It has loads of new info and updates. Things like info on Iran's Hoda local positioning system (we have seen pictures...

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FCC asks about PNT alternatives – Comments due 28 April 2025

FCC asks about PNT alternatives – Comments due 28 April 2025

Image: FCC, Chairman Carr at recent meeting What's new: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking a vast amount of information about positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) policies and systems from the public. Why it's...

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GPS spoofing makes cargo ships go supersonic – video

GPS spoofing makes cargo ships go supersonic – video

Image: MaritimeTraffic.com Great post last week on LinkedIn by Lorentz Ryan, Managing Director at AD Navigation AS. "Total navigational mayhem entering Gulf of Gdansk this morning. Strong GNSS spoofing attack taking place. This is "sending" most ships all around the...

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UN agencies denounce GNSS interference – GPS World

UN agencies denounce GNSS interference – GPS World

Image: Shutterstock Thanks to RNT Foundation member Guy Buesnel for bringing the joint statement to our attention! The author of the below is foundation President, Dana A. Goward. UN agencies denounce GNSS interference Est. reading time: 2:30 March 26, 2025  - By Dana...

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Tips to combat cyberattacks on GNSS/PNT systems – GPS World

Tips to combat cyberattacks on GNSS/PNT systems – GPS World

Image: Shutterstock What's new: Continuing discussion of PNT and cyber. While interference with signals (jamming, spoofing, meaconing) is a cyber attack, GNSS receivers and other PNT equipment are also IT devices which can be interfered via other cyber vectors. Why...

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GPS Spoofing White Paper – SKAI Data Services

GPS Spoofing White Paper – SKAI Data Services

Image: SKAI Data Services What's new: A white paper from the folks who developed and deployed the site tracking spoofing in real-time. Why it's important: Situational awareness is essential if you are going to start to mitigate any risk or problem. Also, the white...

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