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VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit vs GNSS Spoofing Detection & Alerting Service
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids.
Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids
VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit
by safran-trusted-4d
Compact rugged GNSS + inertial sensor-fusion unit — navigation system, master clock and NTP/PTP time server in one 1 kg IP65 box
Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids
GNSS Spoofing Detection & Alerting Service
by spirent
Global real-time GPS/GNSS jamming and spoofing alerts to flight crews, airline ops and ATC via existing EFBs — no aircraft modification
| Cost of ownership | VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit | GNSS Spoofing Detection & Alerting Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 5 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit | GNSS Spoofing Detection & Alerting Service |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor fusion | FlexFusion engine combining GNSS + internal tactical-grade MEMS IMU + precision oscillator; external IMU and alternative-navigation inputs supported | — |
| GNSS | 72-channel L1 receiver, multi-constellation capability; SMA input with +5 VDC antenna feed; AJAS anti-jam antenna compatible | — |
| Oscillator options | OCXO, high-performance OCXO, mRO-50 miniature rubidium | — |
| 1PPS accuracy to UTC (locked) | +/-50 ns; frequency accuracy 5x10^-12 (OCXO) to 1x10^-12 (mRO-50) averaged over 24h | — |
| Holdover 1PPS drift (mRO-50) | 0.2 us @ 4 h, 1.5 us @ 24 h, 20 us @ 7 days; (OCXO): 3 us @ 4 h, 40 us @ 24 h | — |
| Position accuracy | 2.5 m RMS horizontal, 5.0 m RMS vertical (GPS L1, typical); velocity +/-0.05 m/s; heading <0.2 deg RMS with GPS; 400 Hz nav output rate | — |
| Operational readiness (hot start) | 1 ms UTC accuracy in 60 s, 1 us in 200 s | — |
| Timing I/O | 1PPS, configurable pulses to 10 MHz, IRIG DCLS (A/B/E/G, NASA-36), HaveQuick, NMEA 0183 over RS-232/RS-485, 10 MHz sine (SMA) | — |
| Network | NTP v2/v3/v4 server, PTP IEEE 1588 v1/v2 master, dual 10/100/1000bT; SNMP v2/v3, JSON RPC, HTTPS web management | — |
| GNSS jamming/spoofing detection | optional embedded | — |
| Power | 10-32 VDC, <25 W typical (OCXO), 0.4 W standby; size 147.3 x 127.5 x 63.0 mm VITA 75; weight 1.0 kg | — |
| Environment | -40 to +71 C operating (OCXO; -10 to +45 C mRO-50), IP65, MIL-STD-810G shock/vibration, MIL-STD-461F EMI/EMC, 45,000 ft altitude | — |
| Ordering / variants | Oscillator: OCXO / high-performance OCXO / mRO-50 mini-rubidium (rugged low-phase-noise OCXO option for high-vibration platforms); optional internal option board for additional RS-232/RS-485/DCLS interfaces; optional embedded jamming/spoofing detection; optional VICTORY interface; external IMU input. SAASM and M-Code receiver variants are export-controlled (authorised government users only) and excluded from this listing. | — |
| Function | — | Global real-time GNSS jamming and spoofing detection, warning and alerting service for civil aviation |
| Delivery | — | Cloud-based service to existing Electronic Flight Bags, apps and tablets — no aircraft modification required |
| Platform | — | Extension of Spirent's GNSS Digital Twin cloud services |
| Crew alerting | — | Warning of active jamming/spoofing on own aircraft with severity, threat type and the (false) ADS-B position being reported |
| Route/area alerting | — | Detailed boundary of impacted area; risk level, type and severity; number of aircraft affected; attack duration; last known good position and current spoofed position |
| EFB integration features | — | Highlighted impacted aircraft, alternate nav source availability, terrain risk and traffic density, route advisor / stay-clear advice, impacted routes, approaches, NAVAIDs and airports |
| Airline operations view | — | Real-time and historical impacted flights/routes; impact by tail number, flight number, aircraft type and phase of flight; crew-impact correlation for training, fatigue, CRM and SOPs |
| ATC/ANSP view | — | Area alerts with affected routes, NAVAIDs, approaches and airport systems; potential jamming/spoofing source location; radar-system, NOTAM and LANCE integration |
| Residual-failure detection | — | Detects aircraft with residual navigation degradation after exiting an area of interference |
| Detection detail | — | Spoofing signature detection with aircraft-type and flight-impact warnings |
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