The test comes as PNT grows more vulnerable in potential conflict. Because PNT is a space-dependent capability, counter-PNT work goes directly to the question of safeguarding, and in some cases denying, access to satellite navigation.
The system, named “Hammer of the Gods,” was evaluated in a test spanning the Army, Navy and Space Force. The capability is associated with BAE Systems. The test was reported in the September-October 2026 issue of GPS World. The brief does not specify the location, date, or detailed results of the evaluation.
The participation of three services signals that resilient and offensive PNT has become a cross-service priority. With PNT rooted in space systems, the work addresses the core challenge of defending satellite navigation while also holding an adversary’s navigation signals at risk.
Further details on the program’s schedule, future testing, or deployment plans were not provided in the source material. In the next fight, the first shots may be aimed at the signals from orbit, not the targets on the ground.
