Tag: inertialnavigation
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Why 300K MEMS IMUs Were Needed for Guided Weapons
When every shot must count, governments quietly ordered roughly 300,000 tiny MEMS IMUs — thumb‑sized accelerometer/gyro “navigation brains” that, when fused with GNSS or vision cues, let cheap rockets, drones and mortar kits stay on target even under GPS jamming. That bulk buy isn’t a gadget fad but a strategic shift: commodity sensors plus smarter software are turning low‑cost munitions into scalable precision tools, reshaping tactics, logistics and geopolitics.
Why 300K MEMS IMUs Were Deployed to Guide Global Weapons
When every shot must count, governments quietly bought roughly 300,000 tiny MEMS IMUs — cheap inertial sensors that turn rockets, drones, and retrofit kits into precise, GPS‑resilient weapons. That bulk buy marks a battlefield shift: better ISR, cheaper effectors, and smarter sensor fusion are making ubiquitous, low‑cost guidance the new normal.
Keeping F-35s Fighting When GPS Is Denied
When GPS is deliberately cut, jets can’t afford to go blind. Collins Aerospace’s delivery of the 1,000th anti‑jam GPS receiver is a practical win for a braided resilience strategy—CRPAs, beamforming, advanced signal processing and high‑grade INS—that helps keep F‑35s fighting when satellite signals are denied.