New nav system draws on ancient technique when GPS is down By David Szondy December 02, 2024 A new navigation system uses stars (not pictured, obviously) as back up navigation for drones Depositphotos ...

Increasingly, military and commercial aircraft can't rely on GPS. The best alternative just might be quantum navigation.

Toyota and Mapbox are extending their technology partnership to support Toyota's next-generation in-vehicle navigation experience, beginning with the 2026 Toyota RAV4. The new navigation software will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Australian quantum ...

Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at ...

A US military space-plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves partly as a ...

Far above your head, constellations of satellites are working constantly to provide the positioning, navigation, and timing systems that quietly run modern life. Known as the global navigation ...