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DECEMBER 15, 2021
 
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First UK-generated satnav signal coming in test project
 
Satellite communications company Inmarsat is working on a United Kingdom Space Agency-funded test project with the European Space Agency to deliver the first UK-generated satellite navigation signal. The project provides a potential platform for the UK to enhance its post-Brexit positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities.
 
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China, Arab states to expand BeiDou cooperation
 
China and the Arab states will expand their cooperation in using the China-developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), according to the third China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum and reported by XinhuaNet.
 
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Javier Benedicto to lead ESA’s Navigation Directorate
 
Javier Benedicto will become the director of Navigation for the European Space Agency (ESA) on Feb. 16, 2022, when current director Paul Verhoef retires.
 
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Following Russia threat, Locata and Ursanav partner for resilient PNT
 
Locata and UrsaNav have announced a technology partnership specifically aimed at providing resilient PNT to national governmental and commercial interests.
 
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Safran to acquire resilient PNT company Orolia
 
Safran has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire Orolia from Eurazeo alongside the founders and management.
 
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BAE Systems awarded a $316M contract to deliver military GPS modules
 
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has executed a $316 million contract option for BAE Systems’ advanced M-code GPS modules, raising the contract funding to $641 million.
 
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Companies demo robust nav solution for UAVs under GNSS jamming
 
InfiniDome, Honeywell and Easy Aerial have successfully demonstrated their new Robust Navigation System for UAVs. The system integrates GPS anti-jamming technology, a radar velocity system and an inertial navigation system into a resilient system that enables UAVs to safely operate in GNSS-challenged or denied environments.
 
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SBG Systems provides major firmware update for its INS
 
SBG Systems has released a major firmware update for all its high-performance inertial navigation systems (INS), including its Ekinox, Apogee, Navsight and Quanta brand sensors.
 
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  PRODUCT SHOWCASE
 
Spirent Federal Systems
 
 
New Flex Power Utility from Spirent Federal
 
Flex power is the reallocation of transmit power among individual signals in modern GPS satellites to protect against GPS jamming. M-code, Y-code, and C/A code are fully supported. The Flex Power Utility now available at no additional charge to customers under support.
 
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  FROM THE MAGAZINE
 
 
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The trolley problem: What would a self-driving car do?
 
When faced with an inevitable crash, should a self-driving car slam into a wall to save the lives of three children crossing the street or, in effect, target them to save its two occupants?
 
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  ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
 
Answering the Military’s Need for Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT), Which is Ready Today
 
Duration: 60 minutes
Sponsored Content by: Leondardo DRS
 
Summary: U.S. military positioning technology relies heavily on the Global Positioning System (GPS). Yet, in recent years jamming, spoofing, and other forms of interference have grown in frequency and severity. This creates risks for military forces when encountering technologies that degrade the GPS capability on combat vehicles. The solution to this challenge is assured positioning, navigation, and timing (A-PNT) – a way to provide accurate PNT information at all times under all conditions. Given this threat, combatant commanders are requesting alternate PNT systems to GPS for their maneuver formations.

In this webcast you will learn about a variety of technologies and tiered solutions that can ensure our forces are able to win in a contested GPS environment for all ground vehicle platforms that are ready today and that can be fielded quickly and affordably.     
 
Speakers:
Dr. Kevin Betts, Position, Navigation, and Timing Director. Leidos Innovation Center
Mike Stucki, Business Development Director, Mission Systems Campaign
 
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