The upcoming mission of the US military’s X-37B orbital test vehicle, scheduled for August 21, 2025, is set to test an innovative quantum-based inertial navigation system, marking a significant leap ...

ADELPHI, Md. (March 20, 2013) -- U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists in the Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate are currently exploring the field of quantum sensing and are discovering ways ...

— An experimental navigation sensor flying aboard the Pentagon’s TacSat-2 satellite was successfully activated Dec. 27, clearing the way for several weeks of dedicated testing of the NASA-funded ...

Among other industries, inertial navigation systems (INS) are used to help navigate many types of vehicle (land, sea and air). They are different to navigation systems used by the general public, i.e.

Europe’s security planners are increasingly focused on the blurring line between conventional and nuclear missile forces ...

In autonomous driving, robotics, and augmented reality, accurate localization remains one of the most challenging problems. Traditional ...

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