VOR (Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range) stations are ground-based navigation aids using radio signals, crucial before GPS, and now serving as a backup system (VOR MON) ensuring aircraft ...

In modern aviation, navigation is one of the most vital elements for safe and efficient flight. While traditional techniques like pilotage and dead reckoning still serve as foundational skills, ...

Picture yourself on an airplane—seatbelt buckled, tray table closed—relying on the unseen magic of satellite navigation to deliver your plane to the destination safely. That trust has been well placed ...

Consumer Reports helps you figure out which car navigation system is best for you, whether it's your vehicle's built-in navigation or an app like Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze.

File photo on an F-22 Raptor (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem). In the boxes: pre-flight preparations aboard Northrop Grumman’s testbed for its advanced airborne navigation system. and file ...

As for the hardware’s makeup, the system consists of Collins Aerospace’s NavHub-100 navigation system and the Multi-Sensor Antenna System. The former “provides a high-assurance, accurate navigation ...

Given the ease of jamming and spoofing GPS, it is critical to have a global supplementary navigation system that works with inertial systems — this is what SandboxAQ has developed with AQNav. ...