by Editor | Feb 16, 2026 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: A reminder of how the U.S. has fallen behind China with GPS compared to Bei Dou. Bei Dou satellites are newer and have more capability Bei Dou has 56 satellites vs 31 for GPS Bei Dou has 120 ground stations vs 11 for GPS Why its...
by Editor | Feb 8, 2026 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: China’s announcement of a new anti-satellite weapon. Why it’s important: More evidence that satellites are important and space is not safe. If China is talking about this capability to destroy satellites in LEO, what...
by Editor | Jan 10, 2026 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: An opinion piece by Sean Gorman about the need for a resilient PNT architecture that includes terrestrial systems. Why it’s important: These kinds of articles keep the issue fresh in people’s minds. When they come from...
by Editor | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: Report on a tactic to jam Starlink over broad areas. Why it’s important: Starlink was used to overcome Russian jamming in the early phases of the war in Ukraine and can be used for PNT when GNSS is not available. Low Earth...
by Editor | Nov 11, 2025 | Blog
image: Shutterstock What’s new: An update on China’s commercial LEO PNT efforts from a good friend of the RNT Foundation. References: CENTISPACE:...