Image: Security forces airmen conduct GPS-based land navigation during the Airmen Defender Challenge. (Air Force)   Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below article is RNTF President Dana A. Goward.   Thought Leadership Impartial reviews needed if...

Image: Military members practice navigating in a GPS-denied environment. The Pentagon is concerned a move by the FCC may harm GPS functionality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin/Released)   Blog Editor's Note - The below...

Photo: NATO Blog Editor's Note: There is still a lot happening with the Liagdo issue today. We are going to tune into the Senate hearing in just a few minutes. But we thought it would be good to remind everyone that Ligado is not the only threat to GPS. Back tomorrow...

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg   Blog Editor's Note - It is clear that Defense Secretary Esper is upset with the FCC for dismissing his concerns about national security and Ligado out of hand. The below article documents...

Photo: Kim Jong Un - International Business Times Blog Editor's Note: Here are two recent reports about new North Korean GPS jamming equipment. The first seems to be based on intelligence intercepts of North Korea communications. The second shows satellite imagery of...

Blog Editor's Note: The next step in this high profile dispute. The Senate Armed Services Committee will also hold a hearing on this issue next week. See announcement at bottom of this post.   Bipartisan lawmakers call on FCC to reverse Ligado 5G decision, citing...

Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below article is RNTF President Dana A. Goward. Space threat report catalogues China, Russia, jamming and GPS   April 29, 2020  - By Dana Goward America’s space assets are in danger from an array of kinetic, non-kinetic,...

Graphic:  LOTTE CAMILLA HOLST-HANSEN / NRK   Blog Editor's Note: Norway is particularly vulnerable to GPS jamming, not only because of its proximity to Russia, but because it relies of special GPS Special Category 1 approaches to many of its airports where...

Blog Editor's Note: There are way too many Ligado-related items to post these days, but we thought Dee Ann Divis' take in this one was particularly interesting. We will observe that, per other media, folks in Congress don't seem to be letting this issue drop. Sen....

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Blog Editor's Note: RNTF President Dana A. Goward authored the below article with...

Photo of Putin & Senior Military Officials: Getty Images Blog Editor's Note: The author of this article is RNTF President Dana A. Goward. CDR Gary M. Thomas, USCG (ret) contributed to this story. Russia-CIS navigation plan emphasizes GNSS, Loran, inertial April...

Image: Ajit Pai Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg Blog Editor's Note: This interesting piece dovetails with our previous post "Bad News Either Way - FCC /Ligado." Once Bankrupt, a Tiny Broadband Company Thrives in the Trump Era By Todd Shields and Megan Wilson...

Blog Editor's Note: There has been a lot of coverage and commentary about the Ligado case since we last posted. Rather than try to re-broadcast it all, here is a commentary by RNTF President, Dana A. Goward. Bad News Either Way - FCC / Ligado 21 April 2020 Dana A....

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. If you are not an Old Crow, you can click on the images below...

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...

Image:US Army Blog Editor's Note: One of the best ways to improve user PNT resilience is to simultaneously access signals that are as far apart on the radio spectrum as possible. The idea is that something that would interfere with one frequency would be very unlikely...

Image: AirServicesAustralia.com   Blog Editor's Note: This seems to be another example of a federal agency that has turned to cheap, but very vulnerable GPS-based solutions to the detriment of the overall health and efficiency of the larger system and the nation....

Blog Editor's Note: The author is the President of the RNT Foundation. DOT holds first GPS backup technology demonstration Est. reading time: 3 minutes March 16, 2020  - By Dana Goward Notes from DoT GPS Backup Demos – Part I Government officials, advisers, and...

Photo: Getty Images Working remotely? Social distancing? Hunkering down? Webinars are the perfect way to stay connected, informed, and just shake the cobweb loose. Our readers may be particularly interested in two that are scheduled for the near future:  ...

Image: Regulus Blog Editor's Note: The below is reproduced from a LInkedin post. Interesting tidbit about help available if you are having difficulty spoofing GNSS signals.  Good to know, but we probably won't be calling anytime soon. Full disclosure - Regulus Cyber...

Image: One Photo/Shutterstock.com Blog Editor's Note: The author of this article is the President of the RNT Foundation. Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Order Welcomed with Mixed Reactions By Dana A. Goward, President, Resilient Navigation and Timing...

Image UMass.org   RNTF Report A fact sheet from the Army Research Laboratory outlines a basic research project to overcome the inherent vulnerabilities and liabilities of GPS. Rather than trying to improve on existing radio frequency technology, the effort is...

Image: Geely Holding Company Blog Editor's Note: We have previously admired China's multi-source, "comprehensive" approach to ensuring PNT services for all. The below article indicates that the LEO PNT portion of this architecture will be provided by a commercial...

Image: National Interest Blog Editor's Note:  Some may see the information in this article about Russia's interference with GPS as greatly understated. It does raise a number of interesting points worth consideration, though. Some details that we don't often see...

Image Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly D. Calkins, ANG Blog Editor's Note: Over-reliance on space is not a problem unique to the PNT world, as the below article shows.  Several interesting points in the article that show common issues between the PNT and communications...

RNT Foundation Report The US Coast Guard Navigation Center received thirty-nine reports of suspected GPS interference during the five-month period from the first of August 2019, to the end of January 2020. While these were certainly the smallest fraction of problems...

Image: Wikimedia Commons Blog Editor's Note: The author of this piece is the President of the RNT Foundation. PNT Executive Order helpful, but delays market solutions February 20, 2020  - By Dana Goward On Feb. 12, the White House released an “Executive Order on...

Blog Editor's Note:  We first caught wind of this project in November at the Edinburgh International Navigation Conference. Apparently this great initiative has been in the works for some time, but it's announcement has been delayed as the UK government has been...

Image: Jamming During 2018 Trident Juncture - Norway Foreign Intelligence Service Blog Editor's Note: This is an interesting article for a number of reasons. One is that it is the first report we have seen of spoofing, in addition to jamming, in northern Norway. Also...

RNT Foundation Report Innovation Beyond GNSS – US DOT Speaking at a European symposium last month, the US Department of Transportation official responsible for civil positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) issues discussed how her organization was striving to both...

Image: MQ-9_Reaper U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway   Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below article is the President of the RNT Foundation. Report: DoD drone spoofed GPS on small aircraft February 12, 2020  - By Dana Goward A small aircraft’s encounter...

Image: DoD photo, PHC C.M. Fitzpatrick Blog Editor's Note: While it is always good to highlight the importance of PNT resilience, yesterday's Executive Order did little else. Almost all the mandated actions are studies, though we have had enough studies and know...