Image: RNT Foundation Blog Editor's Note - A very interesting development reported by Breaking Defense. The "share with civilians" language is significant as DOD has said before (and documented in their strategy) that they don't like the fact that civilians use GPS....

Tromso, the administrative center of Finnmark, Norway - Shutterstock Blog Editor's note:  We have posted numerous press items about this already. It has been a while since the last, so just an update that it is still going on.  As the police chief says "This has been...

US Capitol: RNT Foundation   Well, we have gone a couple days without talking about this, so here goes. Two big items since last time: Senate Armed Services Committee Senator Inhofe, Chair of the Armed Services Committee, plans to introduce the "RETAIN GPS and...

The site Briefings for Britain reported today; "...the UK is revising plans for its independent satellite navigation system to replace Galileo, from which it was vindictively excluded by the EU following the Brexit referendum. New, lower cost, proposals being...

NASA Photo The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board, will conduct a virtual meeting on 1 July. On the agenda are: Updates on emerging U.S. Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) policies; Status of Global Positioning System...

Image: RNT Foundation We really don't want to become your one stop shop for the latest news on this long running controversy. On the other hand, there continues to be a lot to talk about. And it is clear that lots of our readers are interested in significant...

Image: RNT Foundation   Transportation depends upon the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) pretty much everywhere, according to the US Department of Transportation's (DoT) Acting Deputy Secretary. While this may...

Dana A. Goward's Note: I was on an Aviation Week Webinar panel today with Doug Smith, the CEO of Ligado. The title was "5G - Threat to Aviation or the Future." Of course it was really about the FCC's decision on Ligado and the impact it would have on the aviation...

Image: RNT Foundation Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below article is the RNT Foundation President. Lawmakers slam DHS for late, error-filled PNT report June 9, 2020  - By Dana Goward DHS report cover Members of Congress were not pleased with the new U.S....

This very informative webinar was held on the 25th of June 2020. It can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/5T6v1HK-a6s?list=PLy5WTVyT9eJL3MURZxe8c-2gypR-e6ZIt  

RNTF Photo Blog Editor's Note: The author is the President of the RNT Foundation. US senators question FCC on Ligado decision June 5, 2020  - By Dana Goward Eight senators sent a letter on June 4 to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai asking a...

Blog Editor's Note: The author of this article is RNTF President Dana A. Goward. ESA project calls for terrestrial navigation systems to reduce risk June 3, 2020  - By Dana Goward Webinar to discuss MarRINav project results In 2018 the first-ever European...

Chairman Pai, FCC Official Photo Blog Editor's Note: The more we read materials from each side of this issue, the more the opponents seem to be talking past each other. They might as well be speaking different languages. Everyone sees themselves as doing the right...

Image: SkyTruth Blog Editor's Note: The author is president of the RNT Foundation.   New GPS ‘circle spoofing’ moves ship locations thousands of miles May 26, 2020  - By Dana A. Goward New research by Bjorn Bergman of the environmental non-profit SkyTruth has...

The RNT Foundation Annual meeting was held via Zoom this year and recorded on video. First up was new RNT Foundation member, Mr. Bjorn Bergman of Skytruth with a presentation about some really weird GPS disruption incidents he has observed of late. RNTF President also...

Image: Shutterstock   Yesterday was the deadline for filing Petitions for Reconsideration with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding their decision on Ligado Networks. The National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) NTIA filed a...

A U.S. airman uses a GPS to load coordinates at Langley Air Force Base, Va., on Nov. 19, 2015. (Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert/U.S. Air Force) Blog Editor's Note: The author of this piece has some serious creds in the cyber and intelligence spaces. He is spot on in...

RNT Foundation Image Blog Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the House Armed Services website and contains a link to the letter the committee sent to the FCC. RNT Foundation has been asking about the FCC's compliance with this law for a while and...

Blog Editor's Notes: The following article features the reporters discussions with RNT Foundation Director CAPT Pauline Cook, USCG (ret). Some very good insights and analogies from Pauline! Also some great discussion with GPS/PNT expert Logan Scott. We always learn...

Blog Editor's Note:  This article was written by RNTF President, Dana A. Goward. GPS circle spoofing discovered in Iran April 21, 2020  - By Dana Goward In March, the U.S. government received an unusual inquiry about GPS disruptions. It was from a user in Iran...