Advanced Navigation has announced its expansion to establish positioning navigation and timing (PNT) Centres of Excellence (COE) across Europe and the United States, beginning with the United Kingdom (UK).
“This major expansion is a direct response to the growing demand for GNSS-denied navigation technology, driven by escalating electronic warfare threats, GNSS jamming and spoofing, and the critical need for resilient autonomy on the battlefield," Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Navigation, Grace Hynd, said.
The inaugural centre will be purpose-built to scale the manufacturing, engineering, support and servicing of its world-leading inertial navigation systems (INS) for GNSS-denied environments.
“The UK PNT Centre of Excellence is the blueprint for our international expansion and the first of our planned onshore facilities across Europe and the United States. Each centre will allow us to collaborate directly with regional defence and technology leaders, building sovereign capability from within our allied nations. This is essential to deliver the resilient navigation systems demanded by the current security climate," Hynd stated.
This announcement immediately follows Advanced Navigation’s launch of the Boreas 50 series, a compact North-seeking fibre-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation system (INS), which the company believes offers resilient, reliable navigation in modern battlefields, and integrates Electronic Protection (EP) for high-threat scenarios.
"With close proximity to major defence and aerospace powerhouses, as well as access to skilled specialists in optics and precision manufacturing, the UK is the perfect launchpad to meet the unprecedented need for our technology, while ensuring compliance with local security standards," Hynd commented.
Selection of the final UK COE location is underway, focusing on access to a deep pool of technical talent and superior logistics, as well as proximity to a major international airport. The final UK centre location will be confirmed in late 2025 with further global centres confirmed in early 2026.