Systems of Systems

The military relies heavily on the Global Positioning System (GPS) for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), but GPS access is easily blocked by methods such as jamming. In addition, many environments in which our military operates (inside buildings, in urban canyons, under dense foliage, underwater, and underground) have limited or no GPS access. To solve this challenge, Adaptable Navigation Systems (ANS) seeks to provide GPS-quality PNT to military users regardless of the operational environment.

Mr. Lin Haas joined DARPA in 2012 as a Program Manager for the Strategic Technology Office. His main program interests are in positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) and geolocation technologies, particularly in GPS-denied or degraded environments. Mr. Haas received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Roanoke College, Masters of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Virginia, and Masters of Science in Management from Marymount University.