by Editor | Oct 17, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s New: A “Defense Matters” column in the most recent newsletter from the Institute of Navigation. Why It’s Important: PNT underlies every technology and enables many DOD weapons systems, ability to maneuver, etc. Most...
by Editor | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s New: A 9 minute podcast from NPR’s Planet Money team. Why It’s Important: It focuses on the economic impact of losing GPS which is a rare perspective, and how China and Russia have backup systems. Both important messages....
by Editor | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s New: A roundup of national PNT efforts around the world. Why It’s Important: There is a lot going on, but efforts vary widely. So, therefore, does PNT resilience and nation’s security. What Else to Know: The author is...
by Editor | Sep 9, 2024 | Blog
Image: Singapore Maritime Law Enforcement Agency What’s New: Ships collide in the dark when one is spoofing its GPS position. An example of the bad things that can happen during spoofing. Why It’s Important: Spoofing makes all operations less safe. And it...
by Editor | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog
Image: Map of Arctic, U.S. Department of Defense What’s New: Department of Defense Arctic Strategy that hardly mentions PNT. It does say: In addition to nuclear, conventional, and special operations threats, Russia seeks to carry out lower level destabilizing...