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The California-headquartered firm is working on an alternative to the U.S. government’s global positioning system (GPS) satellites. The funding from the Strategic Response Fund is meant to support 126 jobs in engineering, manufacturing and mission control, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said, as part of a $64.8-million Xona expansion. (The Logic)
Talking point: Xona has one satellite in orbit and plans to launch six more imminently—the beginning of an eventual 300-satellite constellation. The company opened its Canadian office in 2024, under Canadian co-founder and chief technology officer Tyler Reid. Jammed and spoofed satellite signals are common on battlefields and in tense places like the Baltic Sea, affecting military and civilian navigation alike; the satellites’ less famous purpose, transmitting precise time signals to ground receivers, is crucial to financial, electricity and telecom networks. Xona promises stronger signals from more satellites with built-in anti-spoofing measures.
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