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Simulating Inertial/GNSS Hybrid May 1, 2012
A new hardware assessment tool automates testing and mission replay, managing military GPS receiver input and output data, with an operational implementation and with a better control of initialization conditions, especially direct P(Y) acquisition. The test bench drives a GPS/Galileo simulator, a...More>>
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DARPA Seeks New Sensor via GPS World Facebook Page April 16, 2012
DARPA is discussing its need for a new sensor to enable military missions in GPS-denied areas. DARPA Program Manager Andre Shkel, who posted the article to the GPS World Facebook Wall, also wrote an article for GPS World in September 2011, "Microtechnology Comes of Age."More>>
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Thales to Provide GPS SAASM Receivers for French Navy Lynx Helicopters April 10, 2012
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Service Industriel de l'Aéronautique (SIAé), France's military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, to supply stand-alone GPS receivers for the French Navy's Lynx helicopters, which are currently being upgraded by the French defence...More>>
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Unmanned Air Systems March 1, 2012
An alternative precision GPS architecture, Precision RELNAV, enables an airborne tanker plane and a Navy unmanned combat aircraft to navigate independently to a high degree of precision without requiring carrier-cycle ambiguity resolution using precision GPS ephemeris updates to a tightly coupled...More>>
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OEM615 GNSS Receiver from NovAtel Smaller than Business Card July 15, 2011
NovAtel Inc. has introduced the newest member of its OEM6 next-generation receiver family: the OEM615. At 46 x 71 x 11 millimeters and weighing 24 grams, the diminutive OEM615 provides precise positioning in a familiar, compact form factor.More>>
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Lockheed Completes Design Milestone for GPS III July 5, 2011
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed on-schedule a System Design Review (SDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force’s next generation GPS III program. GPS III will improve position, navigation and timing services and provide advanced...More>>
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Tallysman Wireless Launches TW2012, TW3012, TW3032 GPS Brickwall Filtered Antennas July 5, 2011
Tallysman Wireless Inc. today announces the release of the TW2012, TW3012 & TW3032 GPS brickwall filtered antennas. These antennas by Tallysman Wireless are professional grade, dual-filtered GPS L1 antennas, specially designed for precision positioning and timing applications in environments...More>>
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Semi-Rugged Tablet by General Dynamics Intends to Bridge Gap Between Rugged Notebooks and Commercial Tablets July 5, 2011
General Dynamics Itronix has introduced the semi-rugged GD3015 tablet PC. Weighing less than three pounds, the GD3015 delivers the full functionality of a notebook with the critical components and options needed by mobile professionals working in public safety, utilities, transportation,...More>>
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General Dynamics Itronix Introduces Rugged Notebook, the GD2000 June 23, 2011
General Dynamics Itronix has introduced the fully rugged, pocket-sized GD2000. About the size of two stacked paperbacks, the GD2000 provides the ultra-mobility of a handheld computer with the powerful performance of a full-sized notebook, the company said. The GD2000 weighs just over two pounds and...More>>
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NovAtel Announces Single-Enclosure GPS Anti-Jam Antenna for Military Land Vehicles June 1, 2011
NovAtel Inc., in collaboration with QinetiQ Ltd., has developed GAJT (pronounced “Gadget”), a single-enclosure GPS anti-jam system small enough for light armored and other land-based military vehicles. GAJT combines NovAtel’s and QinetiQ’s technologies in a stand-alone, rugged enclosure...More>>
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