“A low-cost answer to a problem that [the DoT] has been working on for decades.”

TERN wasn’t created to chase AI trends – it was built to solve a real problem. Co-founder Brett Harrison first confronted the danger of contested GPS signals during military operations in Afghanistan. Recognizing how GPS vulnerabilities had evolved from daily annoyances to national security risks, he partnered with AI entrepreneur Shaun Moore, whose team had built the world’s fastest facial recognition system. Together, they assembled a rare mix of elite navigators and top-tier AI engineers to build something no one else had: a signal-independent navigation system called IDPS™.  TERN’s solution comes from lived experience, not theoretical design. That edge, combined with a culture of creative empowerment and mission-first thinking, has allowed TERN to outpace billion-dollar incumbents and deliver a proven, infrastructure-free alternative to GPS that is already transforming how we navigate in the real world.