SALT LAKE CITY–(April 22, 2024)–Spirent Federal Systems, the leading provider of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) test solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of retired General David D. “DT” Thompson as an advisor. General Thompson will provide strategic counsel in support of Spirent Federal’s mission: partnering with defense and industry to develop robust test […]
Apr 2024
GPS World Interview: From Testing GPS to Assuring PNT
A Spirent user employs a portable GSS6450 attached to an antenna to record GPS, other GNSS, and complementary signals for resilient PNT testing. As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Global Positioning System, GPS World magazine featured Spirent on the cover of the December 2023 issue as a “long-time player […]
Dec 2023
Tags: Alternative PNT, M-code, NAVWAR
Customer Spotlight: BAE Systems
Image above: BAE Systems’ hardware-in-the-loop simulation environment builds upon Spirent Federal signal generators to test products under extreme dynamic and threat environments In a December 2023 article entitled, “Pioneering Military GPS Technology” on GPSWorld.com, Shaun Elhard, director of Core Navigation Technology at BAE Systems, shares how the company uses Spirent Federal’s advanced signal simulation […]
Dec 2023
Tags: CRPA, GPS Receivers, NAVWAR
Customer Spotlight: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman’s LEO Satellite Payload for DARPA Revolutionizes Positioning, Navigation and Timing
Dec 2023
Spirent Announces Readiness to Generate Xona PULSAR™ Production Signals via SimXona
SALT LAKE CITY — (September 12, 2023) — Spirent has concluded a review of Xona Space Systems’ PULSAR™ production signals establishing feasibility for integration into the SimXona product line. Spirent will seamlessly integrate the Xona production signals as an evolution of the SimXona platform; support will become available to existing and new customers throughout 2024. Xona […]
Sep 2023
Tags: Alternative PNT, LEO, Xona