Spirent Communications has launched PNT X, next-generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) simulation system. It is designed to deliver unprecedented performance and flexibility in PNT simulation and testing, and offers the highest fidelity and most signal sources in a single test platform to address the future of enhanced autonomy, safety, efficiency, and precision.
As developers look beyond global navigation satellite system (GNSS) alone to address increasingly complex positioning challenges, PNT X brings together signals including long band (L-band), S-band, and alternative navigation (AltNav) signals, as well as industry-first regional military protection (RMP) support, into one innovative, compact, and flexible system. With the power to run multiple signals from different PNT sources concurrently, the new platform simplifies comprehensive testing, delivering real-time feedback for mission-critical testing scenarios.
Commenting on the launch, Adam Price, vice president, PNT simulation, Spirent Communications, said, “We have built PNT X with the future in mind. It is designed to leverage the best technologies for each application, ensuring our customers can achieve deterministic testing at every stage of the development cycle, while saving money and reducing lab footprint. Most importantly, it can do all of this without compromising on performance. It will enable users to support cutting-edge application testing with more precision and simplicity than ever before.”
PNT X brings together the broadest set of features and capabilities needed to protect future generations of mission-critical systems. These include the patented I/Q spatial awareness capability, an enhanced controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) testing interface, the highest available continuous dynamic range for jamming evaluation, and a standard update rate of 2 kilo hertz (kHz) for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and high-dynamics vehicle testing. Along with a host of other groundbreaking enhancements, these make PNT X the world’s most advanced test solution for mission-critical systems and naval information warfare systems command (NAVWAR) robustness.
Meanwhile, Rob VanBrunt, president and chief executive officer (CEO), Spirent Federal, said, “An evolving and escalating NAVWAR threat landscape has made comprehensive testing of layered PNT solutions an absolute imperative. PNT X accelerates product development cycles, enabling defence developers, governmental agencies, and aerospace enterprises to deploy mission critical PNT solutions faster.”
In addition, Peter Terry-Brown, general manager, positioning, Spirent Communications, said, “It is nearly 40 years since Spirent delivered the industry’s first global positioning system (GPS) signal generator, and today we are again leading the industry in the shift from GNSS to PNT. As the latest milestone in our commitment to support and propel the next generation of PNT-reliant technologies, PNT X ensures our customers can continue to deliver world-leading products that perform under all conditions.”
