Image: Google driverless car - Grendelkhan on Wikimedia Commons By Editor When the Israeli company Regulus used GPS spoofing to cause a Tesla in self-drive mode to turn sharply and quickly brake, it demonstrated what many in the PNT community had long known or...

DoD Image: Air Force Staff Sgt. James Richardson Blog Editor's Note: This article provides an interesting perspective from a south Asia media outlet that seems to focus on the intersection between that region, Europe and the United States. It also demonstrates the...

$24K pledged to open David Last Memorial Scholarship Fund February 5, 2020  - By Dana Goward 0 Comments David Last The Resilient Navigation and Timing (RNT) Foundation is leading a drive to establish a scholarship fund in honor of the late Professor David Last....

Blog Editor's Note: This article is adapted from RNT Foundation President Dana A. Goward's presentation at November's International Navigation Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It appears in the current issue of the Royal Institute of Navigation's journal...

Federal Hall at Wall and Broad Street, New York City.  Wikimedia Commons Hu Totya   Blog Editor's Note: This week's "Time and Money" by ATIS at the New York Stock Exchange was a huge success.  Check out the event site for the presentations. It was the first time,...

Blog Editor's Note: This is the fourth of four articles Katherine Dunn published last week as part of the Fortune series "When GPS Goes Wrong." This article recounts a project by DLR, the German Aerospace Center, to assess maritime GPS disruption in various areas -...

Blog Editor's Note: For more GPS history, as well as an interesting discussion of Skinnerarian behavior changes it has wrought in people, we recommend "Pinpoint, how GPS is changing technology, culture, and our minds" by Greg Milner.  INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL TRADE How...

A conceptual diagram that shows how GPS triangulation works. Up to 4 of the 24 satellites in orbit transmit position and time signals that allow each user or device to determine its location.UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE/UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES Blog...

Photo-Illustration by Tres Commas; Original Photo: Nucha Sirivisansuwan—Moment/Getty Images   Blog Editor's Note: A good article with lots of case studies and examples. We consulted with Katherine Dunn and provided a lot of background for this well researched...

Image: Wikimedia Commons Blog Editor's Note: Mr. Jens Hoxmark is an electronics engineer and long time RNT Foundation member. We very much appreciate our members sending thoughtful pieces like this to share with the community. 5G and eLoran – A Diverse, More Resilient...

Image: FAA Blog Editor's Note:  The headline of the Miami Herald article below is about a military exercise jamming "GPS for small planes." Of course the exercise will also jam GPS receivers on large planes, ships, and anyone else within the affected area. Small...

Image: Airbus Blog Editor's Note: The aviation industry is quickly coming to grips with the reality of routine GPS/GNSS disruptions. This is good news for everyone who flies. It is a bit ironic, though, that aviation should lead other modes of transport in this....

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vladimir Korolev (L) watch a terrestrial globe while visiting Russia's Navy Headquarters during Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017. (ALEXEY...

Image: NEON Personnel Tracker - TRX Systems Blog Editor's Notes: The author of the below article is President of the RNT Foundation.  Also, the information about Serco's project in the article is incorrect as we were not able to make contact with them until after the...

Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below article is President of the RNT Foundation. DoD PNT Task Force Charter: ‘Best investments may be non-GPS’ January 9, 2020  - By Dana Goward     Augmenting GPS with other systems was suggested as the most promising...

Several days ago we reported on how Chinese authorities had apparently suspended GPS jamming and spoofing in the port of Shanghai so that an amazing New Year's Eve drone show with 2,000 flying in close formation could proceed. Video of the show was shown on China TV...

Blog Editor's Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an interesting organization. For one, it is an independent government agency. That means that it is not part of the executive branch. So, while it considers input from the executive branch, it is not...

Or maybe not. Shanghai's New Year's New Year's celebration was particularly spectacular this year and included a show using 2,000 drones. Lighted drones formed variety of images including colored shapes, a man running across the sky, and numbers counting down the...

Blog Editor's Note: Another outstanding article below by Dee Ann Divis. A couple thoughts: We are intrigued to see that the Department of Defense continues to grapple with its size, aspire to greater agility and creativity, and to look west to Silicon Valley. A...

Several members sent us this link to a new 9 minute video on how to spoof GPS receivers: The video is sponsored by a number of big companies including AWS (ironically), so you have to watch at least part of one of the ads. Then the video explains the equipment you...