UrsaNav

What UrsaNav does

UrsaNav, LLC is a privately held specialist provider of low-frequency (LF) Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems, headquartered in North Billerica, Massachusetts, with wholly-owned subsidiaries in London (UrsaNav UK Limited) and Dublin (UrsaNav EU Limited). The company designs, develops, installs, and supports Loran-C, eLoran, and its branded LFPhoenix® and Private eLoran systems, operating in the 90-110 kHz band to deliver terrestrial PNT signals that are resistant to jamming, spoofing, and meaconing — properties increasingly critical as GNSS-dependent infrastructure faces documented interference events. Its technology stack includes transportable (T3) transmission systems, differential Loran reference stations, Remote Monitoring and Control equipment with native-language support, and patented signal encryption techniques that enable sovereign, fully-open or fully-closed national deployments.

The company monetizes through four primary streams: long-term government systems contracts for infrastructure design, deployment, and operational support; PNT hardware sales spanning RF transmission/reception, receivers, monitors, and control units; licensing of proprietary eLoran and Private eLoran patents; and recurring training, documentation, and Tier 1/2/3 support services. It has delivered solutions to national governments and agencies including the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland, South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Oceans Engineering, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe Center. Its go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise/government field sales, supplemented by event-driven visibility at ION, RIN, European Navigation Conference, DSEI, IDEX, and ITSF forums, and by technical thought leadership via "The Pulse" blog and reference publications.

UrsaNav's customer base is 100% governmental/institutional across maritime, aviation, defense, and critical national infrastructure segments, with no disclosed commercial enterprise customers. The firm is founder-led (Charles Schue as CEO and Founder; Stephen Bartlett as President) with a stated 1-10 employee headcount, no disclosed external funding, and global reach achieved through subsidiaries and satellite offices in Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, the DC Metro area, and Belgium. Its defensibility rests on 50+ years of accumulated Loran/eLoran expertise, the USPTO-approved Private eLoran patent, the LFPhoenix® trademarked transportable architecture, and established procurement relationships across allied governments.

Name

UrsaNav

Legal name

UrsaNav, LLC

Website

https://ursanav.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UrsaNav is a privately held US specialist in low-frequency (eLoran, Loran-C, LFPhoenix®) positioning, navigation, and timing systems, serving national governments and defense agencies worldwide with sovereign, GNSS-resilient PNT infrastructure and support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

North Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Systems Contracts: UrsaNav provides comprehensive eLoran system design, development, installation, and support services to national governments. Revenue comes from long-term government contracts for infrastructure deployment, system modernization, and operational support. The company has provided solutions to countries worldwide including the UK, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the US.
2. PNT Hardware Sales: Design and manufacture of complete range of PNT products including RF transmission and reception technology, receivers, monitors, control units, and associated test and user equipment. Products range from full turn-key systems to individual components for Loran-C, eLoran, and GPS-based navigation platforms.
3. Technology Licensing: Licensing of proprietary eLoran technology including Private eLoran patents. Service providers can deliver fully-open or fully-closed solutions, or combinations thereof, using licensed technology.
4. Training and Support Services: In-house, customer facility, or on-the-job training including documentation and materials. Tier 1, 2, and 3 technical support for all technology and systems. Organization-level and depot-level support services including spares packages and certification testing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UrsaNav, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, tests, certifies, and supports low-frequency Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems, including eLoran and Loran-C technologies. The company provides end-to-end PNT solutions—from system design and engineering through deployment, configuration management, and lifetime support—primarily for government and defense customers requiring resilient, GPS-independent navigation.

Product overview

UrsaNav offers a comprehensive portfolio of Low-Frequency (LF) positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions centered around three core product lines: eLoran (the modern enhanced version of Loran-C), LFPhoenix® (their branded advanced PNT technology), and Loran-C (the legacy system). The product architecture consists of complete end-to-end offerings including system design, manufacturing, testing, configuration/customization, certification, training, and documentation services. UrsaNav is the only company with proven performance designing, building, and implementing Loran and eLoran systems for over 50 years. Their offerings also include Tactical, Temporary, and Transportable (T3) systems for deployable operations and Differential Loran for precision harbor operations. The company provides complete turn-key solutions from initial system design through ongoing Tier 1/2/3 support and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LFPhoenix®: A purpose-built transmit antenna technology for eLoran systems, part of UrsaNav's T3 (tactical, temporary, and transportable) transmission solutions.
• BPS (Broadcast Positioning System)
• LFPhoenix

Quantifiable outcome

• 7-meter positioning accuracy (95%) achieved with differential Loran, meeting IMO's 10-meter HEA requirement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Locata CorporationcoreTechnology or Integration · 7 December 2021Technology partnership specifically aimed at providing resilient PNT solutions to national governmental and commercial interests globally. Combining Locata's high-accuracy local-area and UrsaNav's very wide-area PNT technologies creates a comprehensive solution lessening dependency on vulnerable space-based signals.
• Oscilloquartz (ADVA company)coreTechnology or Integration · 27 July 2021Collaboration combining Oscilloquartz grandmaster clock and UrsaNav eLoran receiver technologies to yield robust and reliable backup for GPS and other GNSS. Uses ADVA's OSA 5420 Series with assured PNT technology to provide assured position, navigation, and timing service and significantly boost timing resilience and security.
• SpectracomsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partnership for new timing product. Demonstrates market demand and importance companies place on resilient timing solutions for critical operations and infrastructure.
• General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland (GLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on differential Loran capabilities. Between 2013-2016, implemented and trialed differential Loran at seven locations along eastern coasts of England and Scotland. Published joint article 'The Resilience Series: Ground-Based Navigation Systems' in RIN Navigation News Magazine.
• South Korea Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey technology provider for South Korean eLoran IOC system deployment. Continued support as South Korea expands eLoran coverage to all sovereign territory and maritime EEZ. South Korea is a first mover in comprehensive system-of-systems PNT approach.
• U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected to conduct CPNT Rapid Phase II field trials focusing on Energy, Transportation, IT, and Communications sectors. Part of important research initiative supporting national critical infrastructure and key resource sectors through eLoran capability demonstrations.
• Korea Research Institute of Ships and Oceans Engineering (KRISO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwarded contract through agent Dong Kang M-Tech to supply eLoran Transmitter Test Bed System in the Republic of Korea.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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