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AQNav

SandboxAQ magnetic-anomaly navigation software for positioning without GPS.

by SandboxAQ · Unveiled Jun 25, 2024

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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.

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  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.

  2. UnveiledConfirmed

    SandboxAQ announces AQNav

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