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Timing data and mission synchronization are critical for most military applications such as navigation, weapon systems, radio communications, remote networks, surveillance and electronic warfare. So how are military forces using resilient timing in their critical missions? 

It’s no secret that GPS/GNSS jamming and spoofing are on the rise. The federal government’s PNT Executive Order specifically aims to protect critical infrastructure from these threats and other disruptions to critical PNT services. That’s why it’s important to protect your critical systems with GPS jamming and spoofing detection technology like BroadShield.

The US military needed a time synchronization solution for critical reconnaissance data as part of an aircraft modernization program. To accurately receive sensor data, receivers on surveillance aircraft must stay on frequency and the recorded data must be time stamped for data center synchronization across the military communications network.

A large U.S. power authority contacted Orolia wanted to replace twenty time servers and potentially serve as their new vendor. They needed precision time stamps with command line functionality to interface with their Tripwire change/ control monitoring platform so that they could maintain NERC CIP compliance.

Military test ranges have complex requirements for PNT data. In this new case study, a defense customer needs a time synchronization solution for test range data to replace a legacy radio frequency distribution system. See how Orolia’s solution provides the accuracy to collect and synch the data along with flexible fixed or mobile form factors and configurable output signals.

A naval customer needed to ensure resilience against threats to critical oceanic data for safe navigation and situational

Orolia was contacted by a global defense infrastructure client to evaluate the obsolescence of its fixed site timing infrastructure, and the impact on overall system performance. This legacy defense network was a large installation specifically designed to synchronize multiple clocks in shelters separated over a long distance of several kilometers. These private point-to-point links were at least thirty years old. A private phone network is an example of this type of infrastructure.

Cybersecurity is the watchword of the day, but what does it mean for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)? For many, the ability to hack or spoof a GPS/GNSS signal is a cybersecurity issue. At Orolia, we agree, which is why we have a wide array of products to augment, toughen and protect against GNSS vulnerabilities.