Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)
Abstract
The Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) project funds the development of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) APNT Card and APNT modernization efforts. This enables the Science & Technology transitions of incremental and disruptive technologies to fieldable Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions to pace or overmatch current and evolving threats and in accordance with National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Guidance (2021 NDAA: Section 1611). The CMOSS APNT Card provides the APNT solutions required by the CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Abbreviated Capability Development Document and distributes APNT data to payloads within the CMFF chassis and external systems as needed. It is designed to provided PNT in satellite denied or degraded environments ensuring mission accomplishments. The CMFF APNT card provides trusted PNT by utilizing multiple PNT sources and leveraging multiple open architectures. The CMOSS APNT Card prototyping and software development will be conducted in accordance with modular open systems approach (Reference House Report 116-442, 2020). The CMOSS APNT Card complies with the PNT Reference Architecture and MOSA compliant hardware; CMOSS and software frameworks (PNT Operating System (pntOS)), to ensure a plug and play capability. APNT Modernization development will address the next generation of PNT solutions for clients and vehicular platforms. It will fully implement a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), incorporate Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2, and improve complementary PNT capability that provides accurate positioning and timing in the absence of GPS for extended missions. Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Base funds in the amount of $14.133 million continues the development of the CMOSS APNT Card and supports APNT modernization efforts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- ED5_0604120A_4_2040_PB_2025
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