by Editor | May 13, 2023 | Blog
Image: Govt of Japan What’s New: Japan is increasing the number of its regional navigation satellites from 4 to either 7 or 11. Either way will allow users positioning, navigation, and timing independently from GPS. Why It’s Important: Nations are...
by Editor | May 9, 2023 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s New: Growing awareness of multiple threats from China, including their huge Tactical PNT advantage in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea Strategic PNT advantage to the USA with Ability to attempt to influence policy and actions by...
by Editor | May 9, 2023 | Blog
Image: National Assn. of Broadcasters What’s New: More information about how TV broadcasts could be used to provide PNT independent of GPS. We have posted about this before. The article excerpted below provides an updated description. Why It’s Important:...
by Editor | May 8, 2023 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s New: Several new papers showing how to use communications satellites to derive PNT. Why It’s Important: There are lots of comms satellites up there They are in Low Earth Orbit, verses Medium Earth Orbit for GPS/GNSS, so signals...
by Editor | May 6, 2023 | Blog
Department of Defense Image What’s New: An impassioned short speech on the floor of the Senate by Sen. Wicker, ranking member of the Armed Services Committee Why it is Important: Part of a growing awareness of China as a multi, multi, multi dimensional threat....
by Editor | May 1, 2023 | Blog
Image: US Air Force What’s New: Senior aerospace executive acknowledges DOD does not seem interested in doing anything other than tinkering with better PNT. What to Know: The Government Accountability Office issued three reports in 15 months criticizing the way...
