Spirent Federal Enhances Assured PNT Testing Capabilities with CAST Navigation Acquisition
March 30, 2026 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Spirent Federal Systems, now part of Keysight Technologies, announces the acquisition of CAST Navigation, a proven developer of high-performance positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) test solutions, with deep expertise in embedded GPS/inertial (EGI) navigation system testing. The acquisition comes amid growing global demand for Assured PNT […]
Mar 2026
Interview: Simulating New GNSS Signals and Threats
Matteo Luccio, editor in chief of GPS World magazine, interviewed Paul Crampton, senior solutions architect at Spirent Federal Systems, and Jan Ackermann, director of product line management at Spirent Communications for the August issue cover story on PNT test and evaluation. How are the missions/applications of simulators changing? Crampton: For many years, simulators have been used […]
Aug 2024
Interview: Spirent Enables Novel LEO PNT Signals
Matteo Luccio, editor in chief of GPS World magazine, interviewed Ricardo Verdeguer Moreno, lead product manager at Spirent Communications, for the July cover story on complementary PNT. This article first appeared in GPS World magazine and on GPSWorld.com. Spirent Communications recently introduced a new GNSS and PNT simulation system, PNT X, which brings together L-band, […]
Jul 2024
Interview: From Testing GPS to Assuring PNT
A Spirent user employs a portable GSS6450 attached to an antenna to record GPS, other GNSS, and complementary signals for resilient PNT testing. As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Global Positioning System, GPS World magazine featured Spirent on the cover of the December 2023 issue as a “long-time player […]
Dec 2023
Tags: Alternative PNT, M-code, NAVWAR
Customer Spotlight: BAE Systems
Image above: BAE Systems’ hardware-in-the-loop simulation environment builds upon Spirent Federal signal generators to test products under extreme dynamic and threat environments In a December 2023 article entitled, “Pioneering Military GPS Technology” on GPSWorld.com, Shaun Elhard, director of Core Navigation Technology at BAE Systems, shares how the company uses Spirent Federal’s advanced signal simulation […]
Dec 2023
Tags: CRPA, GPS Receivers, NAVWAR