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HydroGNSS data open for new insights into Earth’s water

Tracy Cozzens — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:24:08 +0000

News from the European Space Agency The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) two-satellite HydroGNSS Scout mission has completed commissioning and is now in full scientific operations. Following extensive testing and validation of the satellites, instruments and ground segment, HydroGNSS data are now freely available to users worldwide, opening new opportunities to advance our understanding of water […]

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NextNav and Safran to demo 5G-powered PNT interoperability

Tracy Cozzens — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:22:21 +0000

NextNav has entered an agreement with Safran Electronics & Defense to integrate and demonstrate interoperability between NextNav’s terrestrial 5G positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) network in Santa Clara County, California, and Safran’s timing and navigation receiver. The collaboration will evaluate how terrestrial 5G-powered PNT capabilities can complement existing technologies and contribute to more resilient PNT […]

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Thales Galileo PRS to strengthen navigation for French army

Tracy Cozzens — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:41:44 +0000

Thales’ Galileo PRS capability will be integrated into the Evidenmilitary GNSS receiver used by the French army. The enhancement strengthens the resilience of the army’s vehicle positioning system by improving its resistance to electronic warfare threats, including jamming and spoofing, while ensuring the integrity and security of positioning data in highly contested operational environments. The solution […]

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Aerovironment contracts Teledyne FLIR to support CUAS for US Air Force

Tracy Cozzens — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:10:29 +0000

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies, has received an order from AeroVironment to deliver its Argus XL counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) platform. The Argus XL will be part of AeroVironment’s Titan Multi-Sensor (MS) C-UAS for the U.S. Air Force. The orders are being executed under AV’s three-year, $500 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) […]

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Army, Navy and Space Force tests counter-PNT system Hammer of the Gods

Jesse Khalil — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:38:57 +0000

The Army, Navy and Space Force used Project Convergence Capstone 6 to experiment with a counter-PNT electronic warfare platform known as Hammer of the Gods, including the system's first-ever maritime test in mid-July 2026.

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DroneShield unveils RF intelligence engine

Jesse Khalil — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:19:40 +0000

DroneShield has introduced RfAI-3, the latest iteration of its proprietary radio frequency intelligence engine.

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Topcon Positioning Systems’ centimeter-level positioning is now mission critical

Sydney Fischer — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:38:58 +0000

By comparing satellite signals with known ground positions and delivering real-time corrections, these systems reduce positioning errors down to the centimeter level.

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Septentrio is fighting fires, cleaning walls and growing crops one drone at a time

Jesse Khalil — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:38:19 +0000

In today’s rapidly evolving UAV industry, GNSS navigation systems face increasingly severe environmental challenges.

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High-precision GNSS/PNT technologies scale autonomous operations

Jesse Khalil — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:31:23 +0000

Autonomy is rapidly transforming industries that depend on precise positioning, from construction and agriculture to transportation, surveying and critical infrastructure.

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FocalPoint on solving urban reliability for autonomous driving

Sydney Fischer — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:30:46 +0000

FocalPoint's Supercorrelation technology, now integrated into STMicroelectronics' Teseo automotive GNSS devices, addresses this by discriminating line-of-sight from reflected signals in real time.

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No signal, no excuse: How businesses stay operational when GPS goes dark

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:47:12 +0000

With growing numbers of GPS-related interference, jamming and spoofing attacks around the world, businesses are now faced with the reality that their reliance on GPS is no longer a certainty.

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UAVOS introduces NAVAI vision-based navigation module for GNSS-degraded UAS operations

Tracy Cozzens — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:13:56 +0000

UAVOS has successfully tested NAVAI, a vision-based navigation module for unmanned aircraft systems designed to improve flight resilience when GNSS signals are degraded or temporarily unavailable. NAVAI uses neural networks to match real-time camera imagery with pre-loaded terrain maps, helping unmanned aircraft estimate their position by matching real-time camera imagery with pre-loaded terrain maps when […]

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