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GPS-Free Navigation Cleared for Attack Drones: AQNav Runs on Lumberjack in 60-Minute Install

techtimes.com · 4d

GPS-Free Navigation Cleared for Attack Drones: AQNav Runs on Lumberjack in 60-Minute Install

GPS-free navigation has cleared a major hurdle: SandboxAQ's AQNav magnetic anomaly navigation software completed its first flight test on Northrop Grumman's Lumberjack attack drone in August 2026, installed in under an hour with no hardware changes, overcoming the electromagnetic noise that kept this GPS alternative off combat drones for decades.

First report: SandboxAQ tests navigation software on Northrop drone platform investing.com, 5d

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