Safran Launches NAVPULSE, Advanced Naval Position, Navigation and Timing Data Distribution System

Responding to growing demand for secure, reliable and resilient position, navigation and timing (PNT) solutions, Safran Electronics & Defence has introduced NAVPULSE–an advanced naval data distribution unit (DDU) designed to centralise navigation data from all shipboard sensors and optimise their distribution to generate the optimum navigation solution for users. It meets the rigorous demands of modern naval operations with an atomic clock and algorithms ensuring enhanced timing synchronization, anti-jamming and anti-spoofing detection to offer seamless and secure operations.

High-precision timing synchronisation is essential for fleet-wide coordination in mission-critical operations such as communication, navigation, and self-defence. Robust anti-jamming and anti-spoofing protection also ensure the integrity and security of navigation and communication data and therefore protects naval assets from external threats. This is why NAVPULSE is designed to support comprehensive data distribution, delivering time, attitude, and precise navigation data across weapon systems, observation sights, and other shipboard systems, even in harsh or GNSS-denied environments.

“In today’s increasingly contested maritime domain, ensuring vessels can operate safely and with a high degree of precision is critical,” said executive VP, Defense GBU of Safran Electronics & Defense Alexandre Ziegler. “Our new NAVPULSE naval data distribution unit brings together the best in PNT technology to give naval forces the edge they need when operating in challenging environments and defending against electronic warfare threats.”

Safran is a global leader in advanced resilient PNT technologies. NAVPULSE is part of its ongoing commitment to provide advanced solutions for the maritime defence sector. It offers a modular and adaptive design, enabling easy integration within existing naval systems and future technologies for seamless upgrades.