President Trump Issues New Space-Based PNT Policy

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President Trump Issues New Space-Based PNT Policy

Today, President Donald J. Trump issued Space Policy Directive-7 (SPD-7), the United States Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy.

Recognizing that space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems are increasingly critical to the American way of life, SPD-7 directs the pursuit of multiple and varied sources of PNT.

SPD-7 directs an increase of cybersecurity for the Global Positioning System (GPS) and GPS-enabled devices, and acknowledges the potential for GPS to contribute to in-space applications.

This is the first update to the United States policy on space-based PNT in more than 16 years.

View the policy at gps.gov

For comprehensive information about U.S. space-based PNT policy and management, visit GPS.gov/policy.