AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards winners. (Image: AUVSI) The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has named the winners of the sixth annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. The awards recognize the accomplishments of companies, organizations and individuals across the uncrewed systems community.…
Europe awards seven contracts for alternative PNT demos

A notice of award was posted Oct. 11 by the European Union for seven contracts to six different companies for demonstration of non-GNSS positioning, navigation, or timing solutions. The awardees are OPNT BV from the Netherlands; Seven Solutions SL from…
ION announces 2020 Annual Awards winners

The Institute of Navigation (ION) presented its Annual Awards during the ION International Technical Meeting and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, both held virtually Jan. 25-28. The ION Annual Awards Program recognizes individuals making significant contributions…
SMC awards 3 agreements for modernized GPS handheld

SMC awards multiple rapid prototyping agreements for joint modernized GPS handheld device; four demonstrations to be held The Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) in use in 2011. (Photo: U.S. Army) On June 26, the United States Space Force’s Space and Missile…
Korea institute awards UrsaNav an eLoran test bed contract

The Korea Research Institute of Ships and Oceans Engineering (KRISO) has awarded UrsaNav a contract to supply an eLoran Transmitter Test Bed System in the Republic of Korea. UrsaNav, the exclusive, worldwide distributor of Nautel’s NL Series transmitters, will provide…
Air Force awards GPS III launch services contract

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a GPS III satellite launch contract to SpaceX. This is the third GPS III launch contract awarded; the previous two also were awarded to SpaceX. SpaceX will receive a $ 290,594,130 firm-fixed-price contract for launch services to…