Solutions To GNSS Vulnerability Could Be Five Years Away

Airbus A350 modern glass cockpit

The Airbus A350’s position hybridization, based on multimode receivers, increases robustness.

Credit: P. MaSCelt/Airbus
Battling an unavailable or unreliable positioning signal is a thorny technical challenge, and the commercial air transport industry may still be looking for a permanent solution five years from now. When aviation started using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) such as GPS, the change was...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

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