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 …

A holistic summary of important criteria needed for safe and successful flights

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

Rezin G. …

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%) …

GNSS and PNT security deployed at World Economic Forum
Dimetor is providing its NAVSentry airspace situational awareness system to the World Economic Forum annual meeting, in support of the Austrian Armed Forces. The meeting is taking place this week in Davos, Switzerland, close to the Austrian border. NAVSentry is an AI-powered platform for detecting GNSS disruptions …

A case study on a beach and rocky cliff

Álvaro Gómez‑Gutiérrez

Instituto Universitario de Investigación Para el Desarrollo Territorial Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. de la Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

Manuel Sánchez‑Fernández

Instituto Universitario de Investigación Para el Desarrollo Territorial Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. de la Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

José Juan de Sanjosé‑Blasco

Instituto Universitario de Investigación …

Deep learning warm starts for trajectory optimization on the ISS
New research, published in and presented at the 2025 International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), introduces a system designed to help Astrobee, a cubeshaped, fan-powered robot, autonomously navigate the International Space Station. The ISS is a complex environment made up of interconnected modules filled with …