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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Galileo has demonstrated authenticated civil positioning and ranging for the first time in civil tests, with five satellites transmitting encrypted signal components. The capability is intended to help users verify that navigation data is genuine as spoofing threats increasingly challenge confidence in satellite-based positioning.
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Galileo has demonstrated authenticated civil positioning and ranging for the first time in civil tests, with five satellites transmitting encrypted signal components. The capability is intended to help users verify that navigation data is genuine as spoofing threats increasingly challenge confidence in satellite-based positioning.
Vietjet and Thales signed agreements in Paris covering aircraft maintenance, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity during Vietnam’s state visit to France. The deals broaden the relationship between the Vietnamese airline and the European aerospace and technology group across operational support and digital capabilities.
Cryptographic systems relied on for decades to secure sensitive communications and critical infrastructure could become vulnerable to sufficiently powerful quantum computers. Satellite operators and space-system developers face a long-term security challenge involving the protection of command, control and data links against future quantum-enabled attacks.
Honeywell and Q-CTRL are separately testing magnetic-navigation systems based on quantum sensors, aiming to help aircraft maintain reliable positioning when GPS signals are jammed or spoofed. The work targets a growing vulnerability in aviation’s dependence on satellite-based navigation.
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UK air travel is recovering after a NATS flight-processing failure disrupted operations, canceled more than 2,000 flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers. Although services returned to normal and NATS ruled out a cyber attack, aircraft and crew repositioning is extending the disruption.
AT&T says it will become the first major U.S. telecom provider to integrate Amazon Leo satellite connectivity with fiber and 5G, offering businesses more resilient broadband. Amazon’s constellation is also slated to replace Viasat as Delta’s next-generation in-flight Wi-Fi provider, although a potential spectrum dispute could complicate the transition.
The proliferation of AI is forcing the U.S. Air Force to reassess how it defends networks against increasingly capable cyberattacks. Separately, a new regional defense pact centered on Mecca could alter competitive dynamics and export opportunities in Middle East arms markets.
Sparkle and Hellas Sat have demonstrated a quantum-safe satellite connection linking Greece and Cyprus, extending their earlier work securing a terrestrial connection between two Greek data centers. The test highlights efforts to protect satellite-enabled communications against future quantum-computing threats.
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