Navigating Through Disruptions: The Power of Resilient Navigation

In today’s increasingly connected and contested world, the ability to navigate accurately and reliably is mission-critical. Honeywell’s Resilient Navigation solutions are redefining what’s possible, empowering both military and civilian applications to operate even in GPS-degraded or denied environments.

What is Resilient Navigation?

Resilient navigation refers to the ability of a system to maintain accurate positioning while facing challenges such as GPS jamming, spoofing or signal degradation. It’s essential for mission success in contested environments where traditional GPS systems may fail. By integrating multiple technologies, resilient navigation delivers reliable and safe navigation for both military and civilian applications.

Commercial and Defense Pressures

GPS disruption is becoming more common, affecting everything from aviation to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Honeywell's Resilient Navigation technology addresses these challenges with solutions that ensure continuous navigation when GPS alone is insufficient.

Product Portfolio and Use Cases

Honeywell’s resilient navigation technologies operate across air, land, sea and space. Key offerings include:

• Honeywell Alternative Navigation Suite: Integrates multiple non-GPS-based technologies to ensure continuous navigation, including:
  • Honeywell Alternative Navigation Architecture (HANA): Software that fuses data from alternative navigation systems, enabling flexible and layered resilience tailored to mission needs. 
  • Radar-Aided Navigation: Uses radar returns to estimate velocity and position—ideal in low-visibility or GPS-denied environments.
  • Magnetic Anomaly Navigation: Uses Earth’s magnetic variations for passive, weather-independent positioning.
  • Celestial Navigation: Uses star trackers and celestial bodies for GPS-level accuracy, even in spoofed or jammed conditions.
  • Vision-Aided Navigation: Employs optical and infrared sensors to match terrain features with onboard maps, enabling high-accuracy navigation without external signals.
• Embedded GPS/INS (EGI): Combines inertial measurement units (IMUs) and GPS receivers to deliver accurate estimates even when GPS is unavailable, and can be further enhanced with resilient navigation inputs.
• HGuide o480: A compact, single-card inertial/GNSS navigator for air, land and marine platforms. Combining Honeywell’s advanced IMU technology, a Septentrio multi-frequency GNSS receiver and anti-jamming capabilities, it supports high-rate output up to 400Hz, integrates with LiDAR and other velocity-aiding sources, and is ideal for UAVs, loitering munitions and autonomous vehicles.
• GPSDome and Sunstone: Anti-jamming solutions that protect GPS signals in contested environments.

Key Benefits for Military and Civilian Customers

Resilient Navigation offers several key benefits:

• Reliable Navigation: Continuous, accurate positioning for both military and commercial users.
• Mission Completion: Supports successful military operations in contested environments.
• Built-in Redundancy: Multiple technologies ensure continuous navigation even if one system fails.

Future Proofing with Flexibility

Recent global incidents, such as conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, have highlighted the growing threat of GPS jamming and spoofing. Honeywell's Resilient Navigation solutions are built to counter these evolving challenges with robust, proven technologies that are both flexible and expandable.

With our continued investment in next-generation capabilities, Honeywell remains at the forefront of innovation—delivering reliable, safe navigation in GPS-degraded or denied environments for both military and civilian applications.