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USAF Tests AgilePod Prototype for GPS-degraded environments

Frank Wolfe

Monday, December 20th, 2021

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USAF Tests AgilePod Prototype for GPS-degraded environments

The U.S. Air Force last month tested an AgilePod on a T-38C aircraft (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force conducted tests last month of an Air Force Research Laboratory position, navigation and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype for use in GPS-denied or limited environments, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) said last week. The pod flew eight sorties between Nov. 1-10 from Edwards AFB, Calif., on a T-38C training aircraft--sorties that included "the first test of the PNT AgilePod on a high-dynamic-range platform, the first test of fully-remote interfacing and alt-PNT data transmission, and the first demonstration…

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