A surge in GPS jamming attacks in drone warfare has inspired Australian researchers to develop a celestial navigation system that uses visual data from stars rather than relying on the global positioning system.

With GPS jamming attacks becoming more common in drone warfare, researchers from the (UniSA) have developed a cutting-edge navigation system that uses stars for guidance instead of relying on the global positioning system (GPS).

An autonomous drone is usually only as good as its GPS navigation system. Without it, the uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are essentially dead in the air unless a human can remotely take over piloting duties.

A new lightweight vision-based navigation system uses star data for accurate drone positioning, providing a reliable GPS alternative at night.

Australian researchers developed a lightweight celestial navigation system for drones, enhancing reliability in GPS-denied environments like warfare zones.