Strategic move brings enhanced resiliency and expanded global reach to VIAVI’s positioning, navigation, and timing solutions.
In a rapidly evolving landscape where precise navigation and resilient timing are critical across defense, aerospace, and commercial markets, VIAVI Solutions has taken another bold step forward. With its acquisition of Inertial Labs in 2025, VIAVI is significantly expanding its capabilities in the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) sector—adding powerful inertial measurement and navigation technologies to an already growing portfolio. The move strengthens VIAVI’s offering in assured PNT, enabling the delivery of robust, integrated solutions capable of operating even in GPS-denied environments.
This marks VIAVI’s second major PNT acquisition, following its 2022 purchase of Jackson Labs Technologies. That acquisition brought key technologies such as front-end GNSS receivers, transcoders, and retrofit solutions—along with a strong military customer base—into the VIAVI ecosystem. The strategy was clear: build a resilient, modular, and future-ready PNT platform to serve emerging needs in defense and commercial autonomy.
“After acquiring Jackson Labs, we quickly realized there was a strong opportunity to enhance the resiliency of our PNT solutions by adding inertial capabilities,” said Doug Russell, VIAVI’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace & Defense. “We began evaluating potential partners in the inertial space and found an ideal match in Inertial Labs.”
A Strategic Match
The relationship between VIAVI and Inertial Labs began with a technical collaboration—integrating VIAVI’s PNT receiver with Inertial Labs’ inertial navigation system (INS). The success of that integration ultimately led to the full acquisition, creating what Russell describes as a “great combination” that opens doors in new markets, especially within aerospace and defense.
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