by Editor | Jan 21, 2025 | Blog
Image: RNT Foundation What’s new: The Department of Transportation recently posted its PNT Strategic Plan. The document is dated December 2024, but it was only posted on the 17th of January. Why it’s important: The document lets everyone know how and...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2025 | Blog
Image: FullDrone.com What’s new: Chinese company DJI, the maker of about 70% of consumer-grade drones, sent a software update last week removing default geofences from its products used in the United States. Why it’s important: Geofencing had prevented...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2025 | Blog
Image: Defense Strategies Institute What’s new: Defense Strategies Institute, an RNTF member, announced its annual Assured PNT Summit. Why it’s important: This event is unique in our experience as it is held in Washington, D.C. and is able to attract some...
by Editor | Jan 16, 2025 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: More efforts to use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. This time leveraging AI. Why it’s important: Navigating this way does not rely on RF signals that could become unavailable. And no additional infrastructure is...
by Editor | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: An article about a celestial nav system that can be strapped on drones. Why it’s important: It is relatively easy to jam or spoof GNSS signals on most drones making them ineffective. And we know of instances when accidental...
by Editor | Jan 14, 2025 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Vol 35 No 1 Winter 2025 2024’s PNT Advisory Board U.S. endangered, leadership needed Massive increases in threats and disruption of GPS services over the last four years, advances by America’s competitors, and little progress on improving...
