GMV's U.K. and Portugal subsidiaries won an ESA NAVISP contract to develop BEACON, a C‑band controlled‑reception pattern antenna (CRPA) and receiver system for LEO‑PNT that aims to deliver interference‑resistant, robust navigation. The project targets anti‑jamming and resilient positioning, navigation and timing capabilities.
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The award advances ESA-backed resilience work at scale: member states committed a record €22.1bn at the Bremen ministerial, underpinning programmes that expand defence and resilient space capabilities (see ESA ministerial funding).
It expands GMV’s operational footprint in critical space services after the company was chosen to build and operate the Space Data Association’s next‑generation space‑traffic coordination platform (see GMV's SDA selection).
BEACON’s anti‑jamming, interference‑resistant LEO‑PNT development aligns with broader European moves to harden positioning and resilience in contested environments, including ESA proposals for a ‘European Resilience from Space’ programme and recent anti‑jamming GPS integrations (see ESA resilience proposal and Hanwha/BAE anti‑jamming work).
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