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World's first GPS-free quantum navigation trial succeeds at sea
(interestingengineering.com)
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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2026
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I think it's an error in the article, they meant 10x better than classical INS.
Yeah, I remember in the 1980s seeing a briefcase sized "laser gyro" INS system, it was definitely better than no INS, but just couldn't hold a candle to GPS.