Technology10 Sept 2026SEO 881 min read

Analysis: US Army places $11M bet on Austin-based GPS alternative Tern

Austin-based Tern has won a contract from the U.S. Army to deploy the startup’s low-cost GPS alternative tech. The $11.26 million contract will see the A…

Austin-based Tern has won a contract from the U.S. Army to deploy the startup’s low-cost GPS alternative tech. The $11.26 million contract will see the Army use Tern’s navigation tech in vehicles, though the startup was tight-lipped on the exact scale of the deployment of what it calls “Google Maps for the battlefield.” The Army is tapping Tern at a time when GPS disruptions are on the rise, especially in the Middle East and in the skies above Ukraine and Russia . The U.…

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