Advanced Navigation opens US headquarters and factory in Huntsville

What's the deal? Australian navigation firm Advanced Navigation is establishing a US headquarters and factory in Huntsville, Alabama, to build GPS-independent navigation systems for military platforms. Its US arm, Advanced Navigation America, said production at the Positioning, Navigation and Timing Center of Excellence will start in 2027, initially at 25-30% of its Australian output, with the goal of eventually matching it. The site, a former Line-X facility near Huntsville airport, should be running around March or April 2027, according to president Mike Cohen.

Why it matters: The expansion brings production of jam- and spoof-resistant navigation hardware closer to US defence customers, following the company's $18.5M deal to supply GPS-denied navigation for Kongsberg's Poland counter-drone system and its $110M Series C round.

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