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GPS & PNT in a Great Power Struggle World – Opening Remarks at DSI Assured PNT Summit
Image: RNT Foundation President Speaking to VOA Ukraine Blog Editor's Note: RNTF President Dana A. Goward was the moderator for Defense Strategies Institute's second annual Assured PNT Summit last week at National Harbor near Washington, D.C. Here are his opening...
Keeping up with jamming, spoofing threats – GPS World
Image: Army Futures Command Blog Editor's Note: OK, this GPS World article is a bit of an ad for Hexagon/NovaAtel. And, full disclosure, they are one of our members/supporters. That said, the article raises several important points: The war in Ukraine has heightened...
Russian Fighter Jets Using GPS – So?
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Notes: We saw lots of reports last week like the one below. The implications being that Russia's GLONASS satnav isn't that great (true) and that GPS is better (also true). But not so fast with the western smugness that we are so far...
Resilient PNT is critical, industry experts say – GPS World
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: Good article.. What more can we say? It must be the time of year to think about Resilient PNT. Last week was a semi-annual meeting of the President's Space-based PNT Advisory Board (click to access video and slides). And this...
NASA PNT Virtual Workshop 24-25 May
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: NASA's announcement says it all (emphasis below is ours) . You should attend. NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI) Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Workshop May 24-25, 2022 Venue: This Event Is Being...
Time Manipulation – “How To” by GPS Patron
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: An interesting video that posted just last week. Good thought piece for next week's ATIS Workshop on Synchronization and Timing Systems in Denver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKl0ln195_Q&t=6s ...
GPS-Independent Navigation at the Core of Space Development Agency’s New LEO Constellation – Navigation Outlook
Image: Space Development Agency An interesting and informative article by our friend Dee Ann Divis. Clearly a military-only LEO constellation that does several things, including PNT, has many advantages over GPS. Some advantages mentioned early in the article are...
Open PNT Industry Alliance advocates for alternative PNT in Appropriations Act – GPS World
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: The RNT Foundation has previously signed with the Open PNT Industry Alliance urging Congress to fund these important initiatives. We join the alliance now in urging the Department of Transportation to contract for commercial...
Laser Ranging Data Essential to Russian GLONASS System Dries Up After Attack on Ukraine – Navigation Outlook
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: Great new newsletter by award winning journalist Dee Ann Divis, kicking things off with this exclusive article! We heartily recommend you subscribe! Laser Ranging Data Essential to Russian GLONASS System Dries Up After...
NTS-3 Experiment Offers Possibility of Adopting GPS/PNT Protection In Existing Production Lines – Defense Daily
Image: USAF 2d Lt Jacob Lutz AFRL RV Blog Editor's Note: Good to see the possibility of the US military adopting some of these improvements. Of course, we can't have an optimistic note without adding some concerns: We hope these upgrades survive the programmatic...
Op-ed | Russian Invasion of Ukraine Reinforces the Urgency of Fixing U.S. Satellite Vulnerability by 2027 – SpaceNews
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: We heartily agree with the theme that China is likely the greatest threat in the long term. Also with the need to begin acting NOW so that America will be better protected in the future. And the best (only?) way to do that is...
Space Becoming Increasingly Dangerous/ Contested – Defense Intelligence Agency
Image: DIA Blog Editor's Note: Very interesting and informative report with few surprises. Iran and N. Korea are both mentioned as potential in-space threats. Not a long read. We highly recommend it. 2022 Challenges to Security in Space Excerpt from Executive...
Get the Bullseye Off GPS – OpEd SpaceNews
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: The author is President of the RNT Foundation. Op-ed | Get the Bullseye Off GPS by Dana A. Goward — April 19, 2022 While some have opined that the solution is more and better GPS, the most effective and least expensive...
To protect the electric power grid, timing is everything – Power Grid International
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: The author is President of the RNT Foundation To protect the electric power grid, timing is everything 4.19.2022 By Dana A. Goward According to an industry expert, “Electrical grids won’t fail without accurate time...
Don’t Under-sell eLoran – Mitch Narins @ Strategic Synergies, LLC
Image: Russia Internavigation Research and Technical Center of Advanced Navigation Blog Editor's Note: We recently commented on and published a link to an article in ARMADA about Russia's probably use of eLoran/Loran/Chayka in the war in Ukraine. That article...
DOD authorizes GPS signal processing for 5G shared spectrum – GPS World
image: iPosi Blog Editor's Note: GPS signals already contribute to efficient spectrum use. Precise GPS timing enables multiplexing, simultaneous use of the same frequency by multiple users. This application allows 5G transmitters to determine if their physical...
Ten Answers About eLoran – GPS World
Image: RNT Foundation Blog Editor's Note: A good article addressing tech and policy issues surrounding eLoran. It is only natural that these questions were asked since so few in the PNT community have experience in these areas. If your primary exposure to PNT...
Putin is holding GPS hostage – Here’s how to get it back – DefenseNews
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: The article's co-author Dana A. Goward is President of the RNT Foundation. Opinion Putin is holding GPS hostage – Here’s how to get it back By Dana A. Goward and Rep. John Garamendi Apr 12, 04:15 PM “GPS is an enormous...
Chayka (eLoran) Compensates? – Armada International
Image: RNT Foundation Blog Editor's Note: Another article about Russia using its version of eLoran in areas where GNSS is jammed or is likely to be jammed. Ukraine is certainly one of those places. We have seen reports of localized jamming by Russian troops in an...
National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board; Meeting 4 & 5 May Annapolis – Federal Register
Image: GPS.gov (We hope you will get to see their faces next time!) Blog Editor's Note: This meeting should be even more interesting than is usual. Note the board's formation of subcommittees to help focus on the many and varied issues related to PNT in the U.S.A....
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GPS Tracker Vulnerability – Most recent gift from Chinese Communist Party?
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: This item in Location Business News also received a lot of other press last week. While it isn't exactly in the center of our normal lane, it is a great reminder that GPS receivers are also computers with their own potential...
Why Isn’t Russia jamming GPS harder in Ukraine? – C4IRSNET
Image: Hawkeye 360 Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below is president of the RNT Foundation. Opinion Why Isn’t Russia jamming GPS harder in Ukraine? By Dana Goward Jul 22, 06:52 AM Russian forces have been regularly jamming signals from the U.S. Global...
New Site For GPS Disruption Reports – USCG NAVCEN
Blog Editor's Note: The U.S. Government collects reports of GPS problems in several different places. One of the most interesting and accessible is at the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center. It is the reporting point for the general public around the world. The...
Complementary PNT Takes Center Stage – GPS World
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor's Note: A great report from JNC by GPS World Editor, Matteo Luccio. And it is an affirmation that, if there is interest by government, industry is eager to respond and provide. Now, if we can move along from talking about it to actually...