Impact of ION ‘NAVIGATION’ journal continues to grow

This is the sixth consecutive year of growth of the journal’s impact factor The Institute of Navigation announces that its quarterly journal, “NAVIGATION: The Journal of The Institute of Navigation,” has recorded its sixth consecutive year of growth of the…

A Censys Technologies Sentaero equipped with a Verizon 4G/LTE link. (Photo: Skyward) Skyward, A Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected drones. Cellular-connected drones could unlock complex operations…
Control of GPS III SV05 transferred to 2 SOPS

GPS III SV05 (nicknamed Armstrong) was launched on June 21. (Photo: U.S. Space Force) The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) transferred Satellite Control Authority of the GPS III SV05 to the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at…
Rohde & Schwarz and Quectel join on Cellular-V2X test case

R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester. (Photo: Rohde & Schwarz) Rohde & Schwarz, in partnership with Quectel, announces the verification of selected 3GPP test cases based on a system with its R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester against a Quectel…
Geospatial imagery shows activity at Iranian nuclear facility

A team with Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) used BlackSky’s geospatial imagery and burst collection technology to track and monitor activity at a secretive Iranian nuclear facility in a new intelligence study. The study tracks and monitors…
GPSPatron seeks to protect critical infrastructure

Screenshot: GPSPatron GPSPatron is offering products and services to protect equipment, particularly GNSS-dependent critical infrastructure. Its GP-Probe TGE2 is designed to protect time servers against threats including spoofing, jamming, ionospheric scintillation and system errors. An embedded PPS phase-error measurement function…
Parrot’s new ANAFI Ai UAV drone is 4G connected

Photo: Parrot Drone-maker Parrot has released a new drone for professionals. The ANAFI Ai UAV uses 4G as its main data link between the drone and the operator, so that users will no longer experience transmission limitations. The 4G also…
Maxtena adds M9HCT-A-SMA multi-band GNSS antenna to helical family

Advanced multi-frequency antenna shaped for high-precision applications featuring L-band corrections Photo: Maxtena Maxtena Inc. has introduced an advanced, tiny, patented GNSS antenna for high precision and autonomous multi-frequency applications. The M9HCT-A-SMA antenna is a high accuracy, multi-frequency active helix GNSS…