In a series of small ceremonies, the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday shut down Loran-C, a navigation and timing system that has guided mariners and aviators since World War II. The death blow came last May ...

When Google gives you free apps like Maps or Waze, or Apple its own Maps, they get your data, which is valuable. Most of us realize that and don't really care that much, because it feels remote and ...

Learn about the U.S.-developed Global Positioning System (GPS), a vital satellite navigation system used worldwide for everything from personal navigation to precise timing and emergency services.

India’s satellite navigation system, known as NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), was born out of a difficult ...

The entire U.S. economy rests on a single point of failure,” writes Jerald Fritz, “and its loss would be catastrophic.” ...

GPS is an acronym for Global Positioning System. It is a satellite navigation system providing distance, time, and position measurements in the world coordinate system. To put it simply, it is a ...

Iran’s reported plans to sign up to China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system could expand Beijing’s footprint in the Middle ...

A system designed to work even if GPS access is denied is planned for F-22 fighter jets and E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes. Here's why.

Jennifer Ouellette – Jun 17, 2023 2:30 PM | 121 Cosmic rays showering down on Earth's atmosphere are the basis of a new wireless alternative to GPS navigation. Credit: 2015 Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka ...

In recent years, the system’s reach has expanded to include missions that are between approximately 1,800 miles (2,896 kilometers) and 22,000 miles (35,405 km) in altitude.

Lockheed Martin has built 10 GPS 3 satellites for the Space Force — the satellite launched Wednesday was No. 6 — and is under contract to build 22 advanced GPS 3 Follow-On navigation beacons ...

AeroVironment Inc. has introduced Puma VNS, a visual-based navigation system for its Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). The system enables navigation across GPS-denied ...