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AQNav

SandboxAQ magnetic-anomaly navigation software for positioning without GPS.

by SandboxAQ · Unveiled Jun 25, 2024

PrototypeSoftwareAirUnveiledJun 25, 2024
Milestones20232024
  1. First testFirst AQNav flight tests, reported
  2. UnveiledSandboxAQ announces AQNav, confirmed

Hardware-agnostic magnetic navigation (MagNav) software from SandboxAQ that provides continuous positioning without satellite signals; flight tested on Northrop Grumman's Lumberjack attritable drone.

Timeline2

  1. First testReported

    First AQNav flight tests

    SandboxAQ said AQNav completed its first flight tests by May 2023, after an Air Force contract awarded in January 2023.

    SourcesBreaking Defense

  2. UnveiledConfirmed

    SandboxAQ announces AQNav

    SourcesSandboxAQ / PR Newswire

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

News1

Sources3

  1. 1.
    CompanySandboxAQ Completes Successful Flight Test of AQNav's Quantum Navigation Technology on Northrop Grumman's Lumberjack Attritable Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)

    SandboxAQ (PR Newswire) · Sep 9, 2026 · Supports: System

    “AQNav enables continuous positioning without reliance on satellite or other externally transmitted signals.”
  2. 2.
    CompanySandboxAQ announces AQNav

    SandboxAQ / PR Newswire · Jun 25, 2024 · Supports: System milestone

    “is officially announcing”
  3. 3.
    NewsSandboxAQ launches navigation system to counter GPS spoofing, jamming

    Breaking Defense · Supports: System milestone

    “by May of 2023, AQNav had completed its first flight tests, per the press release.”

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