PNT
PNT alternatives champion open-market approach
Competing positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) companies are joining forces to accelerate efforts to back up global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
U.S. Army selects Iridium to develop payload for low Earth orbit satellite navigation system
Iridium Communications announced June 24 it received a U.S. Army contract to develop a payload that could be used to broadcast data such as timing or location signals.
Northrop Grumman to supply navigation payloads for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites
DARPA awarded Northrop Grumman a $13.3 million contract to provide positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) payloads for the Blackjack program.
OneWeb continues to study offering navigation services
The new chief executive of OneWeb says the company is still pursuing some kind of navigation capability for its broadband satellite constellation, although a full-fledged service may have to wait until a second-generation system.
