Iridium Communications Inc., a provider of global voice, data and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite services, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aireon LLC. <p>Aireon is operator of the space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system.…
U-blox has expanded its automotive GNSS portfolio with the launch of two highly specialized modules: the ZED-X20K and the ZED-A20K. This dual release addresses engineering needs of both mass-market advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and safety-critical autonomous architectures. <p>Both modules feature pin-to-pin compatibility,…
Data provides baseline measurement for tracking change at one of Earth’s last tropical ice fields in Puncak Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. <p><a href="https://www.trimble.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trimble</a> is supporting Project Pressure by providing advanced GNSS positioning technology and research funding for the nonprofit…
A joint measurement trial, Rohde & Schwarz and Greenerwave have demonstrated that a near-field system can record a full radiation pattern of a 50 cm Ku band electronically steerable array for a SATCOM antenna in a half hour. <p>The achieved results match simulation…
The USX51 Computing Power Flight Controller by UTMSYS is a system architecture that combines the Pixhawk 6X flight controller with the D Robotics RDK X5 edge-computing module. <p>According to the development team, the goal of the <a href="https://meshnology.com/products/usx51-computing-power-flight-controller" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">USX51…
In my October 2025 GPS World Newsletter, I highlighted professional societies forming working groups for the new NSRS — the National Society of Surveyors (NSPS), the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), and the American Association for Geodetic…
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the core mate phase of GPS IIIF Space Vehicle 11 ( SV11), a critical production milestone that marks the satellite’s formal “birth.” <p>Continued manufacturing and deployment of these next-generation GPS spacecraft is essential to maintaining reliable global coverage, with the GPS IIIF block introducing a suite…
Using a wide range of sensors and an ultra-broadband network created by team members, emergency services can orientate themselves and coordinate effectively even without GNSS, light or external communication. <p>In the NIKE MATE project, the focus is on navigating tunnels…
A ceiling fan slowly churned, stirring the hot, humid air. Outside, warm rains pelted the muddy streets as distant langurs whooped in the thick jungle mists below. <p>An incessant fly caught the attention of the office’s lone occupant, hunched over…
