Tag: GNSS
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Safran Federal Systems Launches Blacknaute Advanced GPS-Free Navigation System
Safran Federal Systems announced the U.S. launch of the Blacknaute Inertial Navigation System, a next-generation solution engineered to deliver precision navigation in GPS-denied and Electronic Warfare-contested environments, at the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition. Purpose-built for the U.S. DoD community, Blacknaute™ is powered by Safran’s patented HRG Dual…
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Iridium and Qualcomm Partner for Satellite-Connected Snapdragon Radio
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data, and PNT satellite services, and Qualcomm Technologies, announced that they have successfully integrated Iridium data services into the Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio (MTR) and intend to make these services available for adoption and use by U.S. government customers and approved allied partners. By integrating Iridium data…
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Intuitive Machines Acquires KinetX to Strengthen Deep Space Navigation Capabilities
Intuitive Machines, a leading space technology, infrastructure, and services company, has completed its previously announced acquisition of KinetX, Inc., which specializes in deep space navigation, systems engineering, and constellation mission design. The acquisition enhances Intuitive Machines’ ability to provide customers secure, reliable communications and precision navigation for lunar and interplanetary missions by combining its data…
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Munich Space Summit to Merge Two Flagship Events into Bavaria’s Largest Aerospace Event
With the Munich Space Summit, two of Bavaria’s most prominent aerospace event formats are being brought together: the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, founded 20 years ago by the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (UniBw M), and the Munich New Space Summit, introduced by Munich Aerospace in 2023. The newly established joint format creates a comprehensive,…
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SSTL Expands Satellite Support for AquaWatch-AUK Water Monitoring
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), in partnership with CSIRO, University of Stirling, Pixalytics, RAL Space, Assimila, and Deloitte, is advancing the AquaWatch programme through the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund (IBF) Call 2. Building on the successes of the earlier IBF Call 2 AquaWatch-AUK project, this initiative strengthens the UK-Australia Space Bridge, enabling satellite…
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Lynker and NOAA to Develop Space Weather Forecasts for Critical Infrastructure
Lynker Space announced it will lead a groundbreaking effort in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to make space weather forecasts easier to understand and more actionable for operators of the U.S. power grid and other critical infrastructure vulnerable to solar storms. The project marks a major shift in NOAA’s delivery of…
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Safran and QinetiQ Partners to Deliver Anti-Jamming PNT Capabilities for UK Armed Forces
Safran Electronics & Defense and QinetiQ have entered a strategic partnership to deliver sovereign and resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD). This collaboration addresses the urgent need for trusted PNT capabilities in increasingly challenging and GNSS-denied operational environments. By integrating QinetiQ’s Q40 GNSS receiver with Safran’s…
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HawkEye 360’s Cluster 12 Officially Reaches Full Operational Capability
HawkEye 360, the global leader in signals intelligence data and analytics, announced that Cluster 12 has officially reached Full Operational Capability (FOC). The three formation-flying satellites, launched on June 26 (ET) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket, are now fully calibrated, commissioned, and integrated into HawkEye 360’s constellation delivering mission-ready signals intelligence across key global…
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NOAA Awards $24.3 Million Contract to PlanetiQ Largest Commercial Satellite Weather Data
PlanetiQ, a leading provider of commercial weather and space weather data, has been awarded a $24.3 million contract from NOAA‘s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). The award, issued under the Commercial Data Program’s Radio Occultation Data Buy 2 (RODB-2), is NOAA’s single largest commercial satellite weather data purchase. Under the agreement, PlanetiQ…
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ArkEdge Space Selected for “QZSS Utilization Demonstration Project” Advancing Satellite IoT Applications
ArkEdge Space, a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, has been selected for the FY2025 “QZSS Utilization Demonstration Project,” jointly organized by the Cabinet Office of Japan and Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Service. Also Read: What is Satellite IoT? ArkEdge…