Advanced Navigation develops inertial navigation systems, acoustic navigation solutions, and autonomous robotics for environments where GPS is unreliable or unavailable. The company manufactures MEMS sensors, fibre-optic gyroscopes, and AI-powered navigation systems across land, air, sea, and space applications. Founded in 2012 from research at the University of Sydney, the company operates vertically integrated manufacturing in Australia with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
The core technical challenge Advanced Navigation addresses is reliable autonomous navigation under GPS-denied or GPS-degraded conditions. This spans multiple sensor modalities - inertial measurement units, acoustic systems, and neural network processing - integrated into platforms serving defense, aerospace, mining, and marine sectors. The company has secured $110 million in Series C funding and counts NASA, Airbus, Boeing, Google, Tesla, and Apple among its customers.
Advanced Navigation maintains active development in quantum sensing and photonics as extensions of its sensor technology foundation. Vertical integration of manufacturing is positioned to enable rapid iteration and quality assurance across sensor and system design - critical for applications where navigation fidelity directly impacts system performance and safety margins.