A K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane carrying five crew members disappeared from radar near Karachi after reporting a navigation system malfunction. Search and rescue operations have been launched in the Arabian Sea.
China is developing electromagnetic rocket launch technology, a concept from over two decades ago, which could potentially make SpaceX's chemical rockets obsolete. A research facility in Ziyang successfully tested a high-temperature superconducting navigation system, a breakthrough in this field.
An RAF jet carrying UK Defence Secretary John Healey experienced GPS jamming for three hours while flying near the Russian border earlier this week. Pilots had to use an alternative navigation system. This incident follows a separate event last month where Russian warplanes dangerously intercepted an RAF spy plane over the Black Sea.
According to the group’s deputy CEO for air navigation systems and dual-use products Dmitry Savitsky, all key organizational, technical, and technological solutions for creating a drone surveillance and control system have already undergone experimental trials
India's regional navigation system NaVIC, costing over Rs 3,200 crore, has been reduced to only three functional satellites—IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1L, and NVS-01—below the minimum four required for accurate positioning, navigation, and timing services. The system, designed for seven satellites, suffered a major setback when the last atomic clock on IRNSS-1F stopped functioning on March 10, 2026. Failed launches of IRNSS-1H in 2017 and NVS-02 in 2025, combined with equipment failures, have left India's indigenous navigation system in crisis, posing security concerns for armed forces.
