The Army must accelerate counterspace investments
Col. Pete Atkinson argues in this op-ed that the Army needs to have native counterspace capabilities.
Next X-37B mission to carry quantum sensor, laser link experiments
Quantum sensors hold promise to serve as the core for new systems for positioning, timing and navigation (PNT) that could provide an alternative, or even replace, today's Global Positioning System satellites.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
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Leading the way: BAE Systems unveils a new line of M-Code GPS receivers
There is now an M-Code version of every GPS receiver the company has created.
How to maximize the resiliency of PNT
The Pentagon "needs to double down its focus on bringing M-code fully online, rather than getting distracted by efforts like R-GPS," Clayton Swope of CSIS writes in this op-ed.
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Cutting-edge GPS technology
BAE Systems’ M-Code GPS receiver solutions are reliable and ready.
Calvelli’s biggest regret: New GPS ground system still non-operational
Outgoing DoD space acquisition czar Frank Calvelli told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview that he is confident the troubled OCX software will be up and running by year-end.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Ligado files Chapter 11, commences restructuring to slash debt burden
Meanwhile, the company said it has no intentions of dropping its lawsuit against the federal government over L-band spectrum use.
Bring on the unstoppable rise of thinking war machines
In this op-ed, Clayton Swope of the Aerospace Security Project and CSIS says that the US cannot fall behind as its adversaries move to develop AI-enabled weapons.
Ligado’s $39B lawsuit against federal government can move forward, judge rules
A judge today ruled in part against the US government's move to dismiss the suit, marking the latest turn in a saga over who will control spectrum the DoD says it needs for military GPS.
Space Force scrambling to get GPS ground system upgrades done by 2025
The troubled OCX ground system to allow users access to the jam-resistant M-Code GPS signal will go into operational tests by the end of the year, and the Space Force also has shaken up its effort to field M-Code radios and receivers, said Cordell DeLaPena, who heads those programs for Space Systems Command.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Space Force taps 4 firms for first phase of ‘Resilient GPS’ program
The four companies chosen for the GPS augmentation program are Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space.
EXCLUSIVE: Space Systems Command head’s ‘action plan’ to focus on command structure, outreach
Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant told Breaking Defense that the long-troubled effort to upgrade the C2 system for space domain awareness is making progress — with the ATLAS software due to become operational "at the end of next year."
Aussie military inks contracts for quantum clocks to aid ‘maritime domain awareness’
The ADF statement carefully notes that these "are key objectives under AUKUS Pillar II," but it does not claim that they are being done as part of the second pillar, which focuses on a range of advanced technologies, including quantum, artificial intelligence and autonomy.
Aussie GPS alternative firm Advanced Navigation wins big Hanwha contract
Advanced Navigation CEO Chris Shaw told Breaking Defense the deal could boost his company's business by 400 percent.