AI/Machine Learning (ML) for PNT
Using AI/ML techniques to support PNT solutions within devices and systems to improve capabilities for warfighters and military platforms. Novel approaches to provide capabilities for situational understanding, battle-field management and decision making, PNT system performance, integrity monitoring, and other NAVWAR activities. Improvements to operations from big data methodologies and PNT data fusion between entities.
Topic Leads:
Dr. Sonya McMullen , DOD CIO
Donna Branchevsky, The Aerospace Corporation 

Anti-Jam and Anti-Spoofing Technologies
Signal processing, integrity, sensor fusion, and other techniques to mitigate jamming and spoofing of GNSS receiver-based and other RF-based PNT sources. Abstracts also might include novel antenna designs.
Topic Leads:
Capt Ashlee Huver, USAF
Beth Otting, RTX/Collins Aerospace
Dr. Brady O'Hanlon, The MITRE Corporation
Naresh Jarmale, Mayflower Communications
Lisa Perdue, Safran Federal Systems

Application/Impact of PNT Technologies in the Homeland Critical Infrastructure
The use of PNT technologies in the critical infrastructure with emphasis on discussing usage, vulnerabilities, and providing mitigating solutions to safeguards against threats to the critical infrastructure. The growing use of PNT along with potential threats and vulnerabilities to the critical infrastructure such as the electrical grid, communication, transportation, finance, and emerging infrastructure for domestic employment of UAV systems.
Topic Lead:
CAPT Margaret Kennedy, NAVCEN, USCG

Applications of Time Transfer and Dissemination
Warfighter systems are reliant upon Precise Time and Frequency (PT&F) synchronization/ syntonization for communicating, networking, positioning, etc. These needs are currently supported by GPS or alternative time-keeping systems that consist of high-precision clocks synchronized by time dissemination. This session invites presentations on the use of time transfer/dissemination: time transfer, timescales, timekeeping, synchronization techniques, ranging measurements, and other applications of interest to DoD applications.
Topic Leads:
Dr. Kim Frey, AFRL
Dr. Jenna Chan, ARL

Complementary PNT
Navigation technologies and techniques that replace, or supplement, traditional GPS/INS to overcome degraded or denied GPS-based PNT, regardless of cause. Includes but is not limited to vision-aided navigation for ground and air applications, terrestrial, and other non-GPS RF signals, quantum sensor technologies, and navigation using natural sources and phenomena.
Topic Leads:
LCDR Adam Hoburg, USCG C5ISC
Lt Col Nick Estep, DIU, USAF
Robert McDermott, USCG C5ISC
Chris McDowell, Draper
Ann Witt, Honeywell
Rebecca Russell, Draper
Paul Heim, WR Systems
Matt Peretic, The MITRE Corporation
Brent Abbott, Safran Federal Systems

Cooperative Navigation Techniques
This topic explores navigation techniques and required system performance envelopes that enable coherent task execution among networked platforms/instruments. The ability to exchange information among partners in a network can provide synergistic improvements in terms of rapid system initialization, navigation accuracy and resiliency. This includes efforts for supplying accurate up-to-date information to navigation processors; sharing of data for both absolute and relative navigation solutions within a defined group; and determining situational awareness for the warfighter and providing pertinent navigation-related information for missions such as search and rescue, targeting, joint operations and other applications requiring complex coordination. May also include the sharing of geo-registered imagery to support collaborative position/orientation updating, collaborative path planning to optimize joint navigation accuracy, and the use of network connected devices for navigation such as smartphones, navigation apps and GPS-based personal navigation systems with on-line maps.
Topic Leads:
Jorge Otero, NAWCAD
Dr. Matthew Lashley, GTRI

GPS in Military Applications/NAVWAR
Integration of GPS into new and existing military systems; precision weapon delivery and military applications in land, sea, air, and space using GPS; and development of new military GPS and auxiliary sensor hardware.  
Topic Leads:
MAJ Erik Anderson, DEVCOM C5ISR
Albert Hayden , The Aerospace Corporation

Inertial Navigation Technologies
Promising developments in inertial navigation technology offer significant performance improvements and/or lower Size, Weight, Power and Cost (SWAP-C), expanding the military application space.  Advancements leading to extremely precise/low SWaP-C inertial navigation devices such as the latest developments in cold atom physics,  materials processing, device and electronics minimization, manufacturing technologies, new interface standards, component integration and algorithms.
Topic Leads:
Dr. Kari Moran, NIWC Pacific
Nicole Pomeroy, Draper
Paul White, DEVCOM AvMC
Virginia Overstreet, Zeus Research and Technology

Integrity and Assurance  
PNT systems play a critical role in virtually all military systems. Integrity/assurance is becoming a principal requirement in all systems to ensure the mission is completed successfully and reduce the risks to our warfighters. Their design must include the capability to assess sensor inputs, detect anomalous/threat conditions, and mitigate properly to retain resilience. This session will cover the requirements for PNT integrity/assurance in various military systems, system functional allocation, algorithm development, design approaches, and review performance results from demonstrations. 
Topic Leads:
Lyn Grajeda, NIWC Pacific
Dr. Patricia Larkoski, The MITRE Corporation

NEW! Magnetic Anomaly-Based Navigation (MagNav)
Research, development, implementation, and testing of magnetic anomaly-based navigation (MagNav).  This includes efforts to overcome key challenges associated with MagNav including: effective use of existing magnetic anomaly reference data and efficient generation of new reference data; advanced calibration techniques to improve accuracy in all domains (air, maritime, and ground); improved approaches for generation and integration of relative and absolute navigation solutions; and novel magnetic scalar and vector sensors.  Presentations spanning from theoretical to applied with test results are encouraged given the significant investments currently being made in this technology.   
Topic Leads:
John Edwards, USCG C5ISC
Mitchel Hezel, Draper
Dr. Aaron Nielsen, AFIT
Dr. Aaron Canciani, Leidos
Ian Fletcher, Draper

Military PNT Equipment – Program of Record (PoR)
The latest information on PoR Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Software Defined Receiver (SDR) based Military PNT User Equipment, including standalone receivers and integrated receiver/antenna electronics. Topics will include status of Military PNT user equipment development, test, integration, qualification, and fielding efforts from both contractor and government representatives.
Topic Leads:
Lt Col Christopher Grover , USAF
Dr. Anne Le, The Aerospace Corporation

Military PNT Equipment – Prototyping
The latest information on prototype Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Software Defined Receiver (SDR) based Military PNT User Equipment, including standalone receivers and integrated receiver/antenna electronics. Topics may include receiver architectures, design considerations, operations concepts, maintenance and upgrades, specific hardware and software instantiations, and updates from on-going developmental activities.
Topic Leads:
Dr. Jessica Belzer, AFRL/RYWN
Dr. Thomas Blenk, JPEO AA, Army

Modeling and Simulation
Investigates multiple levels of modeling PNT systems, from sub-system modeling to weapons platform effectiveness modeling.  This includes: GNSS, INS, complementary sensor, and filter models capable of assessing advanced algorithms/integrated systems, platforms, environments and battlefield operations; presentation of hardware-in-the-loop simulation capabilities that use software-defined receiver technology or other active/passive techniques for laboratory evaluation; and interfacing of PNT and mission/campaign modeling, force-on-force, and simulation capabilities for effectiveness modeling for the assessment of the benefits/impacts to warfighters and their commander.
Topic Leads:
LtCol Stephen Jimenez, OUSD(R&E)
Maj Chris Cerullo, SWAC, USAF
Desirae Cuevas, AFRL
Dr. Dane Wilburne, The MITRE Corporation
Charles Frey, Lockheed Martin
Michael Orr, SWAC USAF

Multi-GNSS Receivers for Military Applications
Recent technology developments have explored the combination of military GPS signals with foreign GNSS and commercial GPS signals. The complementary benefits of multi-GNSS include improved accuracy, integrity, availability, frequency diversity, and continued operations in GPS degraded environments. Military applications require considerations for signal assurance and security. Efforts entail concept development, analyses, modeling and simulation, and/or demonstrations. The future of military multi-GNSS receivers includes those, which track and use military signals from multiple GNSSs as well as those which combine both military and civil signals from multiple GNSSs. This explores the use and integration of additional terrestrial or space-based cooperative signals for timing, ranging, or augmentation with military multi-GNSS receivers.
Topic Leads:
Kim Lopez, AFLCMC/WNX
Dr. Wilbur Myrick, ENSCO

Navigating in Challenged Environments (e.g., Urban, Indoor and Sub Surface-Navigation)
Certain environments (e.g., GPS denied conditions, high multipath locations, underground/cavernous environments, poor terrain (mountainous/canyons), or urban/indoor environments, etc.), require creative solutions.  Often these solution add Size, Weight, And Power and Cost (SWAP-C) to systems, which is of particular concern to disadvantaged users (e.g., UAVs, UUVs, UGVs, Autonomous UGVs (i.e., robots), missiles, dismounted soldiers, etc.).  This session investigates navigating in challenged environments, with particular emphasis on low SWAP-C.
Topic Leads:
CDR Joseph Haynsworth, USCG C5ISC
Warren Munn, NAVSEA

Novel Clock Technologies and Timing Applications
Many atomic clock products have been designed to strike a balance between performance and cost. Development efforts to employ current and novel atomic clock architectures based on optical transitions, laser cooling, and ion trapping, for example, are underway. These efforts seek to produce rugged high-precision clocks for handheld, infrastructure, aerospace, and space-based applications. This session addresses timing device and system approaches, including advanced clocks and timing applications for military systems. 
Topic Leads:
Dr. Jay Hanssen, USNO
Dr. Susannah Dickerson, Draper

NEW! Operational Military SatNav Services: Fielding, Operational Status and Modernization
The fielding, operational status and modernization of SatNav services that are either U.S. government Programs of Record or currently operational commercial offerings employed by the military.  The top-level attributes and status of technologies that have transitioned to a Program of Record or other Operational Source/Service are included under this topic; technical details are better suited for Space-Based PNT Services sessions. Topics include: satellite navigation sources (GPS and new military capabilities), control segment and monitoring capabilities, PNT situational awareness from USG space assets, and other new USG satnav services.
Topic Leads:
Deb Babbitt, The Aerospace Corporation
Nina Faustino , The MITRE Corporation

Operational Systems: Live Demonstrations
Live demonstration of platforms to support PNT for the warfighter, with particular focus on open architecture solutions which allow incorporation of alternate or revolutionary technologies. Demonstrations may include real time component demonstration, video of demonstration, and demonstration of SWiL/HWiL. Demonstrations may include, but are not limited to: human-in-the-loop, PNT sensors and algorithms; or novel approaches to deal with known limitations of current solutions, such as simplified keying solutions, user friendly interfaces, context aware energy conservation, etc. Encouraging demonstrations of technologies at varying stages of technology readiness levels (TRLs 4-6). Demonstrations are 40 minutes in length, with traditional presentations being limited to no more than 10 minutes, and interactive demonstration being utilized for the rest of the time.
Topic Leads:
LT Elizabeth Page, SSC/SYD1, USSF
Daniel Weinman, DEVCOM C5ISR

NEW! Platform Integration
Reports the latest information on PNT platform integration efforts and explores approaches that address challenges associated with platform integration.  Topics include:  Platform integration in all domains (air, sea, ground, and space) with particular interest in approaches that address the challenges of competing platform PNT requirements (e.g. rapidly changing requirements to address evolving threats vs. slower changing, costly to implement safety critical airspace and/or vehicle control requirements). Additional topics include planned and on-going platform integration efforts, techniques for platform integrations including MOSA and other open architecture approaches, and lessons learned from testing/fielding activities – from both contractor and government representatives.
Topic Leads:
LCDR Tricia Nguyen, PMW/A 170, USN
Lt Col Orlando Martinez, SSC/SYD1, USSF

PNT for Autonomous Systems
Autonomous systems like UAS, robots, and some marine vessels are especially reliant on PNT. Topics include autonomous systems, leveraging of AI and machine learning for full system autonomy and PNT, challenges of using autonomous systems in military environments, and the development of PNT solutions for high volume and attritable platforms. These systems will be operating either independently or in collaborative groups performing tasks, where the PNT systems will need to adapt to the surroundings and make use of the sensors and signals that are functional in the area. Safety, resiliency and OPTEMPO are vital in the definition of the requirements for the PNT system for military autonomous systems.
Topic Leads:
Dr. Camila Francolin, Draper
Dr. Scott Martin, Auburn University 

PNT Open Systems Architecture
Threats to PNT systems are evolving at increasingly faster rates, driving the need for PNT systems to be adaptable to stay ahead of this evolving threat. Open System Architectures (OSA) for PNT can be structured to provide frameworks for affordable adaptable PNT systems. Adaptable PNT systems provide the ability to insert capability, countering threats and providing resilient solutions. This session covers research, development, procurement, integration and sustainment of OSA PNT concepts and systems (software, hardware, backplanes, interfaces, etc.), including applications of VICTORY, PNTA, FACE, OMS, SOSA and more.
Topic Leads:
CAPT Daniel Follett, PMW/A 170, Navy
Dr. John Janeski, The Aerospace Corporation
Tim Kramer, The MITRE Corporation
Dr. Connor Brashar, Sandia National Labs
Natasha Norris, IS4S

PNT Situational Awareness  
PNT Situational Awareness (PNT-SA) refers to the detection, characterization, attribution, and geolocation of intentional, unintentional and naturally occurring threats to PNT. PNT-SA can detect threats to allow for engagement of measures that afford increased robustness and resiliency, to recognize the presence of threats, and to inform decisions as well as tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) among multiple other use cases  The goal of this session is to bring together government, industry, and academia to discuss the state-of-the-art capability and plans to exploit a variety of sensor and data sources (from publicly available cellular data and multi-INT), new algorithms, and visualization schemes for PNT-SA in support of a variety of government and safety-of-life applications.
Topic Leads:
Meghan Bentz, DEVCOM C5ISR
Dr. Sharon Marroquin, The MITRE Corporation
Mark Carroll, AFRL RYWN
Phong Bach, Collins
Dr. Franz Hamilton, JHU/APL
Scott Fuchs, The Aerospace Corporation

Precision Guided Munitions PNT Technologies
Precision Guided Munitions experience self-induced and/or naturally occurring harsh environments, requiring the use of advanced techniques for maintaining accuracy and ensuring survivability of the electronics during use. Presentations might address innovative design concepts, challenging performance and environmental requirements, laboratory and flight test results, compensation methods, alignment/initialization techniques, and size constraints/miniaturization as well as other issues. Some situations include high dynamic (i.e., hyper velocity) environments, extreme temperatures, spinning systems, high-shock, countering plasma effects, radiation hardening, and others.
Topic Leads:
Ekta Patel, DEVCOM AC
Aaron Bartlett, AFLCMC/EB

NEW! Protection and Security of PNT Mission and Systems
Explores the challenges faced by our military and homeland security systems. Both space and ground based PNT systems face unique challenges from spectrum, cybersecurity, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Topics include: various technologies used for spectrum protection and supply chain vulnerabilities, distinctive cybersecurity and mission security challenges faced by our integrated system of systems, and technologies utilized to secure and protect those systems and missions.
Topic Lead:
Lt Col Matthew Brady, SSC/SYD

NEW! Signals of Opportunity (SoOp)
The use of Signals of Opportunity (SoOp) (i.e., non-traditional PNT signals) as a source of positioning, navigation, or timing.  Topics include: unique and novel applications, experimentation, use in operational environments, and integration challenges and solutions (i.e., multi-band antenna solutions in small form factor applications).
Topic Leads:
Dr. William Travis, IS4S
Dr. Sean Krzyzewski, USSF, AFRL

Space Applications for Cislunar and Beyond
Applications of PNT systems on space platforms for cislunar or beyond GEO (XGEO) activities, including the use of navigation services and sensors to aid primary objectives of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) or bus and payload timing functions. This encompasses, but is not limited to: orbit determination; attitude determination; trusted autonomous systems; and application objectives such as space exploration, mapping, lunar resource identification and extraction, situational or domain awareness, and advances in cislunar user equipment. This session also includes the advancements of enabling technologies applied to cislunar PNT service volume architecture, reference frame, time transfer, time keeping, service monitoring, sustainment, and resiliency.
Topic Lead:
MSgt Ben Johnis, USAF, AMC

Space-Based PNT Services: Concept Through Prototype Testing
Space-based PNT services at various stages of development prior to becoming an operational service (such as GPS or GNSS). Of particular interest are system to subsystem level technologies and experimentation designed to achieve superiority in a contested EW environment. This could be achieved through reconfigurable/reprogrammable items, additive architecture designs, to the usage of space-based signals in new and novel ways.
Topic Leads:
Kate Coens, SSC
Brittany Wells, AFRL RYWN
Dr. David Goldstein, The Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Olukayode (Kami) Okusaga, JHU-APL