Providing Direction for Resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
The Challenge
Positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) information is vital to all warfighting platforms, mission-critical operations, and supporting systems within the Australian Defence Force (ADF). In an increasingly complex geostrategic and warfighting environment, access to assured and resilient PNT is a key requirement for the Department of Defence’s (Defence) capabilities to achieve the strategic posture described in the 2024 National Defence Strategy.
There are no open-source examples of scenario planning or tabletop exercises in Australia specifically addressing the disruption of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), particularly with a Defence focus. To address this gap, FrontierSI designed a Defence-focused scenario exercise to examine situations where Australia’s ability to deter is compromised, with special consideration of situations when PNT is degraded or denied. This January 2025 report is the first of a series of findings under the project “Armouring the Clock: Direction for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), funded by the 2024 Defence Strategic Policy Grants Program.
The report can be accessed here.
Contact
To learn more, please contact Jia Lee, jlee@frontiersi.com.au or Eldar Rubinov, erubinov@frontiersi.com.au.
