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  • 241 - Alt-PNT derived from Angles-of-Arrival of Sat SoOp

    241 - Alt-PNT derived from Angles-of-Arrival of Sat SoOp

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 01/09/2025
    Duration: 13 Months
    This activity delivers a proof of concept towards the development of a Position, Navigation, and Timing capability that benefits from the unique simultaneous multilink capability of the ALL.SPACE SATCOM terminal. The terminal will analyse signals of opportunity from available Ka-band satellites in GEO, MEO and (potentially) LEO orbits to estimate its position and orientation in a GNSS-denied…

    Prime contractor

    ALL.SPACE

    Name: ALL.SPACE

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.all.space/

    Subcontractors

    GMV NSL Ltd

    Name: GMV NSL Ltd

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.gmv.com/en-es

  • 092 - INTEGRITY IN 5G PRIVATE NETWORKS FOR INDUSTRY 4.0

    092 - INTEGRITY IN 5G PRIVATE NETWORKS FOR INDUSTRY 4.0

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 14/07/2025
    Duration: 24 Months
    Various 5G terrestrial positioning techniques have been studied and demonstrated by the 3GPP, so positioning accuracy and availability with 5G terrestrial networks is a well- established concept and several positioning methods are defined in 3GPP; however, position integrity with 5G private networks seams largely un-investigated. If 5G is to be used for reliable positioning, then further…

    Prime contractor

    Telespazio UK Ltd (TPZ UK)

    Name: Telespazio UK Ltd (TPZ UK)

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://telespazio.co.uk

    Subcontractors

    University of York

    Name: University of York

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/our-universities/university-york

    Port of Tyne

    Name: Port of Tyne

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.portoftyne.co.uk/

  • 211 -  Spirent Shopfront

    211 - Spirent Shopfront

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 01/07/2025
    Duration: 36 Months
    Spirent is aiming to develop and provide a test framework for PNT resiliency testing for users, operators, and providers of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). The proposed framework will consist of the Spirent PNT Alliance, the Spirent Shopfront and the Resilient PNT Assessment Scheme, and will provide support to each of the ten points of the UK government’s Resilient PNT strategy [17], by…

    Prime contractor

    Spirent

    Name: Spirent

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.spirent.com/products-for/positioning-navigation-timing

  • 113 - Low profile thermal cell optical clock and acetylene-filled hollow core fibre for future ground & space PNT

    113 - Low profile thermal cell optical clock and acetylene-filled hollow core fibre for future ground & space PNT

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 17/06/2025
    Duration: 24 Months
    There is increasing worldwide dependency on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that deliver uninterrupted timing signals. This GNSS dependency is driving novel holdover clock development to flywheel over periods when the GNSS signal is unavailable. Enhanced GNSS with next-generation optical clock technologies could facilitate both significantly reduced positioning errors and improved…

    Prime contractor

    The National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

    Name: The National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: http://www.npl.co.uk/

    Subcontractors

    Opto-Electronics Research Centre (University of Southampton)

    Name: Opto-Electronics Research Centre (University of Southampton)

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/faculties-schools-departments/optoelectronics-research-centre

    Eblana Photonics Ltd

    Name: Eblana Photonics Ltd

    Country: Ireland

    Website: https://eblanaphotonics.com/

  • 045 - Positioning Navigation and Timing Innovation Institute.

    045 - Positioning Navigation and Timing Innovation Institute.

    Element 3 - Support to Member States
    Start date: 11/06/2025
    Duration: 12 Months
    This project will conduct a detailed investigation into the feasibility for, and if feasible, propose a design for a non-governmental function - a PNT Innovation Institute (PNTII). Several industrial and academic entities, including the National PNT Office, have identified the need for such an institute at the outline level through workshops at the Satellite Applications Catapult and National…

    Prime contractor

    Satellite Applications Catapult

    Name: Satellite Applications Catapult

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://sa.catapult.org.uk/

    Subcontractors

    NLA International Ltd

    Name: NLA International Ltd

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://nlai.blue/

    ReThinkPNT

    Name: ReThinkPNT

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://rethinkpnt.com/

  • 238 - F-SPIN

    238 - F-SPIN

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 01/06/2025
    Duration: 18 Months
    Zero Point Motion is taking a new approach to the design of micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) inertial sensors by enhancing MEMS with light. Using our patented photonics-based optomechanical detection method, our sensors can be 10-100x higher performance than low cost capacitive MEMS devices. We're positioned to leverage the boom of silicon photonics in the semiconductor supply chain, and the…

    Prime contractor

    Zero Point Motion

    Name: Zero Point Motion

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.zeropointmotion.com/

  • 233 - AQTIS - Timing Instrument for Space

    233 - AQTIS - Timing Instrument for Space

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 01/06/2025
    Duration: 15 Months
    The AQTIS project is developing a next-generation cold atom atomic clock optimized for space applications. The system aims to deliver exceptional timing precision and long-term stability in harsh environments. Designed to overcome the limitations of traditional atomic clocks AQTIS targets critical needs in satellite and on ground applications such as navigation, deep space missions, and precision…

    Prime contractor

    Aquark Technologies

    Name: Aquark Technologies

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.aquarktechnologies.com/

    Subcontractors

    Fraunhofer UK Research Limited

    Name: Fraunhofer UK Research Limited

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.fraunhofer.co.uk/

  • 048 - TOUCAN (Two-way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer Capability Demonstration)

    048 - TOUCAN (Two-way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer Capability Demonstration)

    Element 3 - Support to Member States
    Start date: 01/05/2025
    Duration: 15 Months
    TOUCAN will complement efforts to reestablish a UK Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) system, which will serve as a terrestrial backup to satellite-based services. A critical goal is to ensure that this system operates independently of the more vulnerable Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). The project’s primary objective is to establish an accurate, independently verifiable…

    Prime contractor

    GMV NSL Ltd

    Name: GMV NSL Ltd

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.gmv.com/en-es

    Subcontractors

    Viasat

    Name: Viasat

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.viasat.com/government/

  • 225 - OPTiK: Optical Precision Time Keeping

    225 - OPTiK: Optical Precision Time Keeping

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 01/04/2025
    Duration: 12 Months
    Optical clocks are at the core of alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (alt-PNT) solutions that do not depend on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). When fully realised, alt-PNT will increase the resilience of Critical National Infrastructures (such as the UK National Timing Centre) and provide many sectors of the economy with increased commercial returns. OPTiK aims to…

    Prime contractor

    ColdQuanta UK (d.b.a Infleqtion)

    Name: ColdQuanta UK (d.b.a Infleqtion)

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://infleqtion.com/

  • 222 - MAPS - Maritime Alternative PNT Solution

    222 - MAPS - Maritime Alternative PNT Solution

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 03/03/2025
    Duration: 48 Months
    Maritime shipping has embraced GNSS to improve safety and efficiency, but the availability and reliability of such systems have in recent years declined. The Maritime Alternative PNT Solution (MAPS) activity aims to demonstrate an Alternative PNT (APNT) solution based on the maritime VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) and the maritime Medium Frequency R-Mode service. The ambition in phase 1 of…

    Prime contractor

    Kongsberg Discovery, Seatex

    Name: Kongsberg Discovery, Seatex

    Country: Norway

    Website: https://www.kongsberg.com/discovery/

    Subcontractors

    Telespazio UK Ltd (TPZ UK)

    Name: Telespazio UK Ltd (TPZ UK)

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://telespazio.co.uk

    DLR - Institute of Communications and Navigation

    Name: DLR - Institute of Communications and Navigation

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.dlr.de/kn/en/

    Space Norway AS

    Name: Space Norway AS

    Country: Norway

    Website: https://spacenorway.no/

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