Posts by Dave Levinson

November 2021 – There is a lot of coverage of (e)Loran in the latest NIST Technical Notes #2187 and 2189, available at these links: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2187 and https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2189. Full disclosure, although NIST did not reach out to UrsaNav to provide direct input/comment to their publications (not unusual), they used a lot of UrsaNav text, graphics, and…

Australia & United States (December 07, 2021) LOCATA AND URSANAV ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP FOR RESILIENT PNT Russia’s recent threat that it could blow up all the GPS satellites with its new anti-satellite technology (ASAT) should come as no shock to those following space-related events. In the past, China shot down one of its own Low…

January 2022 – UrsaNav’s CEO, Charles Schue, was elected to the Fellow Grade of the Institute of Navigation (“FION”). At a ceremony held at the ION’s ITM/PTTI conference in Long Beach, CA, Mr. Schue was cited “For distinguished and sustained technical and strategic contributions, leadership, and guidance in resilient PNT solutions.” Ten years ago, in…

March 2023 – The founder of nine businesses ranging from providing key components of ion plasma rocket engines to making the world’s best crispy beef jerky, Schue is the quintessential entrepreneur. His roots are firmly in radionavigation, though. The most recent evidence of this was his recognition as PNT Solutions CEO of the Year 2022…

April 2023 – UrsaNav, Inc. headquartered in North Billerica, MA, USA was recently awarded a contract from Jeraisy Computer and Communication Services of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The main contract is for a significant recapitalization of parts of the Mawani (formerly Saudi Sea Ports Authority) Loran-C infrastructure. We are providing equipment and services required…

June 2023 – UrsaNav is pleased that Babcock International Group has extended our agreement with them to support their Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the United Kingdom’s eLoran site located at Anthorn, Cumbria, England. UrsaNav has been working with Babcock’s Marine Technology organization since 2009, and provides support for some of the eLoran equipment at…

July 26, 2023 – UrsaNav accepted an invitation to join the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Tier 1 Transportation Center contract to “Bolster Cybersecurity in Navigation Systems”. UrsaNav will support this effort through attendance on the CARNATIONS Advisory Board (“CAB”), with concentration on Jump Start Projects (JSP) 3 and 4. For more information, please see: https://www.iit.edu/news/illinois-techs-carnations-receives-10m-federal-grant-new-tier-1-transportation-center-bolster…

September 14, 2023 – UrsaNav is pleased to have been a sponsor at the Royal Institute of Navigation’s Marine Navigation Special Interest Group reception held on board THV Galatea, moored alongside HMS Belfast, during London International Shipping Week. A key theme of the reception was the evolution of navigation for autonomous vessels. THV Galatea has…

October 2023 – UrsaNav’s CEO, Charles Schue, will be speaking at the upcoming Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers Luncheon Meeting on October 20th. The topic is: “Space-based PNT is great … until it isn’t.  Why Loran is here to stay.” For more information, please see: https://afcce.org/october-20th-luncheon-meeting/

October 2023 – UrsaNav has formed a UK subsidiary: UrsaNav UK Limited. UrsaNav’s CEO, Charles Schue, stated, “The UK has provided leadership in resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) for decades and UrsaNav has developed strong partnerships with government, industry, and academia during that time. It was a logical next step for us to create…