A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane by Boeing [BA] recently test flew the Silicon Valley-based SandboxAQ's Magnetic Navigation (MagNav) system--leveraging quantum magnetometers and artificial intelligence--as the aircraft's prime alternative to GPS, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., said last week. "Although the technology had been demonstrated before, the groundbreaking event was the first instance where MagNav was the primary method of navigation in flight," the base said. "This world-first demonstration is a huge step toward developing Assured Position, Navigation,…
