Image: Department of Defense Blog Editor's Note: Today we take a quick break from the Ligado controversy (yes, the FCC did actually vote to approve). Not to worry, we will come back to it soon.  We thought it might good to remember there are other threats to our...

There has been A LOT of news, commentary and analysis in the less-than 24 hours since we last posted on this. Here are some of the more interesting developments: In addition to Attorney General Barr quickly coming out with a statement praising the FCC's action,...

Blog Editor's Notes: From the article:  "The Chairman’s action is difficult to believe and accept,” said Dana Goward president, of the Resilient Navigation & Timing Foundation. “He says he is acting based upon ‘painstaking technical analysis by our technical...

More heavy hitters have come out in the last 24 hours opposing the Ligado application with the FCC. The company wants to transmit from the ground on frequencies previously reserved for satellites and adjacent to those used by GPS.  Government studies have shown it...

Blog Editor's Note: Another excellent piece on this issue from Dee Ann Divis. A copy of the letter sent by the two congressmen is available here. The information from the Air Force was finally sent to the FCC and has been posted on the appropriate docket here. Ligado...

Blog Editor's Note: A copy of the letter sent by the two congressmen is available here. The information from the Air Force was finally sent to the FCC and has been posted on the appropriate docket here. Ligado has already filed a letter with the FCC attempting to...

Image: Delta IV GPS III Magellan rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dalton Williams Blog Editor's Note: Dr. Gene McCall is the former chief scientist for Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base. He...

Blog Editor's Note: Ligado has always failed to win the argument on its technical merits. Their efforts of late have focused entirely on persuading, presumably with false or only partly true information, senior people in the Obama and now Trump administrations to...

Blog Editor's Note: DHS Science and Technology has long been very active examining equipment vulnerability to GPS jamming and spoofing and similar issues. This is the most recent in a series of similar events they have held. DHS S&T Invites Critical Infrastructure...

Image: Joint Base Cape Cod, Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Swanson, 102nd Intelligence Wing Blog Editor's Note: This is a little-appreciated but very important national security effort. Very good to see that it is moving forward. Not all heroes wear capes. GPS Backup...

Image: RNT Foundation Blog Editor's Note: Another great article by Dee Ann Divis. This piece is a great reminder that there is a cadre of public servants in the PNT space who are working hard every day to make the world safer and more secure.  They deserve our thanks...

Image: RNTF with assistance from Wordclouds.com Blog Editor's Note: CSIS issued it's annual threat assessment for space last month. It has an excellent forward by Mr. Martin Faga, who also happens to be the Chairman of the Board for the RNT Foundation. The document is...

Image: Electronic Warfare satellite, KB Arsenal Blog Editor's Post: Here is an interesting article from last fall we just found.  There are a lot of advantages to attacking signals vice satellites. It: Is a lot easier Can be undone if you don't want to do it any more...

Image: RNT Foundation Blog Editor's Note: The author is RNT Foundation President Dana A. Goward. USDOT seeks university to help secure automated navigation March 31, 2020  - By Dana Goward The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced competitive grant...

Image: WWW.News.CN Great Questions! Q & A from “How America is Losing the GPS War” (Part 2)   Blog Editor’s Note: The Assn of Old Crows sponsored a webinar last week “How America is Losing the GPS War – and risking everything.” The presenter was RNTF...

Blog Editor's Note: Last March, a report by the non-profit C4ADS revealed that, among other things, GPS/GNSS disruption can be detected by unclassified civilian sensors in low earth orbit. Since then, we have been big advocates for establishment of a global picture of...

Photo: Getty Images Blog Editor’s Note: The Assn of Old Crows sponsored a webinar last week “How America is Losing the GPS War – and risking everything.” The presenter was RNTF President, Dana A. Goward. For Old Crows, the webinar is archived here. If you are not an...

The International Maritime Organization headquarters in London. (Photo: Anastasia Yakovleva/iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) Blog Editor's Note: The author is President of the RNT Foundation. US Coast Guard protests GPS disruption to UN body: ‘urgent...

  Covid - 19 GPS Disruption Natural flu pandemics rare, but happen: 1918 – H1N1 1957 – H2H2 2020 - Covid-19 Damaging solar flares rare, but happen: 1859 – Carrington Event 1921 – NY Railroad Storm "More frequent than was thought" Univ of Warwick Potential...

GPS signal being precisely jammed in northern Norway by Russian military 30+ miles across the border. Image: Norwegian Communications Authority   Blog Editor's Note: Slides from Dr. McCall's 2017 presentation "Assured PNT For the United States" to the US National...