US Military Nails GPS-Free Navigation in 4-Hour Ocean Test Flight

US military nails GPS-free navigation in 4-hour ocean test flight

Quantum sensors helped an aircraft navigate over the Pacific without GPS, improving position accuracy by 89%.

US Military Launches Breakthrough Quantum Nav Test from Washington Waters

Honeywell’s MagNav prototype used quantum sensors to read Earth’s magnetic field and improved backup accuracy by 89%.

DIU and Honeywell Complete Successful GPS-Free Navigation Flight Test

The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Honeywell Aerospace have successfully demonstrated a GPS-free aircraft navigation capability over the Pacific Ocean, marking a significant milestone in efforts to strengthen aviation resilience against satellite navigation disruption, jamming, and spoofing. The demonstration validated DIU’s Magnetic Navigation, or MagNav, program during a four-hour-and-23-minute flight over the Pacific between […]

Defense Innovation Unit says Honeywell quantum navigation system improved aircraft position accuracy by 89% in GPS-free Pacific test flight

A Honeywell Aerospace quantum-navigation prototype improved aircraft position accuracy by 89% compared with traditional backup methods during a GPS-free flight over the Pacific Ocean, the Defense Innovation Unit said.