President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council hears about PNT

by Editor | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog

Image: DHS What’s New: RNT Foundation President Dana A. Goward spoke to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council today. Why It’s Important: Every infrastructure relies on PNT. Yet despite two other Presidential advisory boards/...

President’s Advisory Board Recommendations

by RNTF | Sep 11, 2023

President’s National Space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board Notice: The Advisory Board’s charter expired in March 2025 and has not been renewed. The RNT Foundations supports all of the board’s recommendations to government which can be...

PNT, Sovereignty, & BeiDou Genesis – GW Prime

by Editor | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog

Image: Shutterstock What’s New: A meditation on the importance of PNT to a nation’s ability to control its own destiny. Why It’s Important: Nation’s usually want to be able to sustain themselves at some level without relying on another country....

US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites – SPACE.com

by Editor | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog

Image: Shutterstock What’s New: Space Force announced a new standing targeting (offensive) unit. Why It’s Important: The DOD has long considered space a warfighting domain. The head of Space Force declared it publicly in 2020. Establishing this unit and...

OCX, NTS-3 both delayed… again – Space is hard and expensive

by Editor | Aug 10, 2023 | Blog

Image: NTS-3 USAF, 2d Lt Jacob Lutz, AFRL What’s New: Two signature Dept of Defense PNT programs are delayed yet again. OCX, the new, more secure ground control segment for GPS is delayed until next year. IF it is delivered as promised it will be 8 years late...