SpaceX launched a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Tuesday morning (April 21) — a mission that was originally supposed to fly on a competitor's rocket. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with ...

GPS trackers have come a long way over the years. The best ones now give you real-time location, movement alerts, and trip history from your phone. And when something feels off, you can pull up an ...

Chinese researchers say they have built an 11-satellite network for a jam-resistant, high-accuracy optical navigation system, designed to provide positioning where GPS is unavailable or disrupted, for ...

Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation network, raising hopes that one of the military’s most ...

I’ve been increasingly impressed with every iteration of Google’s smartwatch lineup. Each year, the company has chipped away at a different weakness, from battery life to overall polish. In that vein, ...

What we know so far: When senior maritime intelligence analyst Michelle Wiese Bockmann opened a live vessel-tracking map of the waters off Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, she saw a sight ...

Winds will be very breezy through the afternoon as High Wind Warnings and Red Flag Warnings are in effect. Winds are strongest in the foothills and to the base of the foothills. Avoid any sparks or ...

When ships enter the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, their navigation screens report impossible things. Supertankers circle over dry land. Cargo vessels cross through airports ...

The world is filling up with GPS dead zones. Nations and individuals alike are deploying cheap but increasingly sophisticated electronic-warfare systems, mostly to thwart attacks by drones and smart ...

Pinpoint GmbH is presenting a new generation of precise indoor navigation at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. The start-up company will demonstrate how smartphones, smartwatches, and smart glasses with ...

GPS denial is no longer a theoretical future threat. It is the environment in which modern forces increasingly operate. China has invested heavily in space and counterspace capabilities designed to ...

Imagine you're all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That's what ...