by Editor | Feb 11, 2014 | Blog
The US Congress’ House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee considered the 2014 US Coast Guard Authorization Act today. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), chair of the committee’s Coast Guard and Marine Transportation subcommittee, offered an...
by Editor | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog
On Tuesday, RNT Foundation President, Dana Goward, testified before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives at a hearing entitled “Finding Your Way: The Future of Federal Aids to Navigation.” During the hearing there was substantial discussion of...
by Editor | Feb 2, 2014 | Blog
Interesting feedback from readers on January’s “GPS World” article about RNT Foundation’s proposal for a public-private-partnership [big_button url=”http://gpsworld.com/out-in-front-complements-of-the-season/”]Read...
by Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | Blog
A potential nightmare for combatant commanders is a “day without space.” In this scenario, a peer or near-peer competitor severely limits U.S. forces’ access to military communication and navigation spacecraft through jamming or something more destructive, such as...
by Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | Blog
Trying to revive a years-dead federal program is usually the kind of hopeless task that even Sisyphus wouldn’t touch. But determined supporters of eLoran are gaining ground in their effort to resurrect the cancelled radio-navigation network and, propelled by new...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2014 | Blog
A forum on the need for and strategies to achieve resilient position, navigation and timing (PNT) services will be held just prior to the ENC 2014 Conference in Rotterdam. The event will be jointly hosted by the European Group of Institutes of Navigation, the...
