TrustPoint and NovAtel demonstrate C-band positioning under GNSS jamming

An enhanced NovAtel receiver demonstrated acquisition, tracking and positioning using TrustPoint C-band signals while GNSS signals were jammed. This moves the reported capability into an existing receiver platform and supports a potential path to fallback navigation.

Operators relying on positioning for autonomous systems and critical infrastructure could benefit from navigation that remains available when conventional GNSS is disrupted. The demonstration offers an integration proof point, but the reported results are insufficient to assess deployment readiness or resilience under other interference conditions.

TrustPoint reported that its C-band navigation signals were acquired, tracked and used to generate positioning data on an enhanced NovAtel receiver during GNSS jamming. The work was conducted under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract led by the Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division. The significant change is receiver integration: C-band capability was added to an existing GNSS receiver platform, demonstrating a route toward equipment that could use alternative signals when conventional GNSS is compromised. For defense, aerospace and autonomous-systems developers, this is an early indication that C-band navigation could complement existing positioning systems rather than require an entirely separate receiver platform. However, the article provides no quantified accuracy results, interference parameters or deployment timetable. The demonstration advances the service toward commercial availability; it does not establish operational readiness or performance across different jamming conditions.

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