January 8, 2025 The inReach® Mini satellite communicator and epix™ Pro adventure watch were instrumental in this explorer’s journey. Whenever Brian McVickers1 saw something amazing during his sailing expedition through the Northwest Passage — like a polar bear, for example — he reached for his inReach® Mini satellite communicator2 to tell his family. McVickers, crew member of the Dogbark! sailboat and chief development officer of Overland International, spent about a month sailing the Northwest Passage, […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) will host the first FutureNAV Industry Day on Feb. 18, 2025 — at ESTEC, the Netherlands — to address the growing demand for advanced positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies. This event aims to bring together European stakeholders in satellite navigation to discuss future developments and foster collaboration within PNT and GNSS sectors. As the leading system developer and design authority for Galileo and EGNOS, ESA plays a crucial role […]

Following weather delays, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and Space Operations Command expedited the Rapid Response Trailblazer launch schedule to fulfill a specific warfighter requirement. On Dec. 16, 2024, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the GPS III SV-07 satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. For the mission, multiple Space Force organizations collaborated to retrieve an existing GPS III satellite from storage, expedite integration and launch […]

Photo: Advanced Navigation Advanced Navigation has finalized a multi-million dollar deal with Rheinmetall Defense Australia to provide fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation systems (INS) for integration into Rheinmetall’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV), currently deployed by the Australian Army. This agreement builds upon a previous collaboration in 2021, where Advanced Navigation supplied over 200 FOG INS units for the Boxer CRV as part of the LAND 400 Phase 2 Program. Arming the Boxer CRV with […]

January 3, 2025 Tired of guessing which golf club to use because you can’t tell where the pin is on the green? What if you could account for wind and uphill or downhill shots? What if you could understand where the hazards are with a quick glance at a screen? With Garmin, you can. Now you’ll know if you should or shouldn’t hit a driver. You’ll know how to avoid different hazards. It’s time to […]

First system compatibility test campaign. Galileo is Europe’s civil global navigation satellite constellation and a major success of the European Union (EU). It provides the world’s most precise satellite navigation performance. Galileo services began in December 2016 and are currently supplied to more than 3 billion users. They offer several high-performance services worldwide, featuring various levels of accuracy, robustness, authentication and security. Galileo is a key component of mass-market applications for such areas as transport, […]

Burro, an agricultural robotics provider, and GEODNET, a blockchain company providing precise GPS positioning solutions, have entered a strategic partnership to integrate GEODNET’s real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS technology into Burro’s autonomous robots. Burro’s autonomous robots are designed for material transport in various agricultural settings, including nurseries, fields and farms. These robots utilize advanced artificial intelligence, computer vision and lidar technology to perform tasks with high precision. Integrating GEODNET’s RTK GPS technology seeks to significantly improve […]

Unidentified UAVs over military installations have sparked security concerns across the United States. Numerous sightings of suspected drones have been reported over residential areas, restricted sites and critical infrastructure, including reservoirs, electric transmission lines, rail stations, police departments and military bases. These incidents have prompted federal agencies to investigate and address increasing public concerns. Government response John Kirby, the White House national security spokesperson, provided an update regarding the recent drone sightings across the United […]

Photo: Swift Navigation / CHCNAV Swift Navigation has collaborated with CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) to integrate Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service with CHC Navigation’s GNSS receivers. Skylark is a cloud-based GNSS corrections service designed to improve the accuracy of standard GNSS from several meters to a few centimeters. Built to meet stringent standards for automotive safety (ISO 26262), Skylark supports more than 10 million advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)-enabled and autonomous vehicles globally. It can be used in […]

Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) are becoming a reality for many sea-going countries around the world. Belgium and The Netherlands have partnered to acquire a proven autonomous mine-clearing solution supplied by Exail Technologies in Paris, France. A nearly $60 million contract awarded in July 2024 by NATO will allow Exail to deliver several hundred K-STER underwater vessels, which can find and destroy both floating and anchored mines. Equipped with a shaped charge, the unmanned underwater vehicle […]