GNSS protection system by InfiniDome
InfiniDome is set to debut its Aura GNSS protection system. It supports two to four antennas and protects two GNSS frequency bands while passing two additional bands. The system can generate up to three nulls per protected band, allowing it to suppress multiple interference sources at once. The product is offered …

Navigation with Indian Constellation is down!
India’s indigenous satellite navigation system, Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), is facing scrutiny after reports that an atomic clock onboard one of its satellites has stopped functioning, raising concerns about the reliability of the country’s homegrown positioning network.
“IRNSS-1F satellite, launched …

China launches Yaogan satellite
China conducted a pair of launches sending a second Yaogan-50 satellite into a highly retrograde orbit and completing a Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket rideshare mission. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off at 8:22 a.m. Eastern (1322 UTC) March 15 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center …

JAVAD introduces US-built GNSS board for LEO applications
JAVAD GNSS has announced the TR 2S LEO, a compact GNSS OEM board designed and manufactured at the company’s headquarters in San Jose, California. The TR-2S LEO delivers high-precision GNSS positioning for low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions.
Developed for customers requiring …

UK invests in satellite timing to boost national PNT resilience
GMV is leading the development of a secure two-way satellite time and frequency transfer system under the European Space Agency’s TOUCAN Project – the two way satellite time and frequency transfer capability demonstration (TWSTFT).
The initiative safeguards critical infrastructure …

White-label CAD solution in Japan
Pythagoras BV and Terra Drone have formed a strategic partnership to introduce a customized white-label software solution for the Japanese market. It combines Terra Drone’s SLAM and UAV technologies with Pythagoras’ CAD and point cloud processing software, creating an integrated platform tailored …

Bharat-VISTAAR’-a multilingual AI tool
The Union budget of India proposes ‘Bharat-VISTAAR’(Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) – a multilingual AI tool that shall integrate the AgriStack portals and the ICAR package on agricultural practices with AI systems. Bharat-VISTAAR is expected to • Enhance farm productivity through scientific, data-backed …

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Tito Jun T. Tidula

A former UAV operator/ controller who operated both fixed wing and multirotor drones and is currently a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines

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PointX and StellaX to smart lawn mowing
MOVA has integrated CHCNAV PointX integrated satellite ground service and the StellaX high precision positioning chip into its NAVAX 5000 AWD intelligent robotic lawn mower, unveiled at CES 2026. The integrated positioning solution is designed to support centimeter level accuracy for wire-free mowing, without requiring users to install …

SpaceX launches next-generation Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite
The third satellite part of the COSMOSkyMed Second Generation (CSG) constellation, owned by the Italian Space Agency and the Italian Ministry of Defense, built by Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and operated in orbit by Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) …