Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4650.08
February 5, 2015
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Navigation Warfare (Navwar)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities in accordance with the authority in DoD
Directive (DoDD) 5144.02 (Reference (a)) for integrating PNT and Navwar across the DoD
pursuant to DoDD 4650.05 (Reference (b)), and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02 (Reference
(c)).
b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the security of PNT information related
to the development, acquisition, and operational use of PNT information sources and PNT
information-dependent systems pursuant to References (a) through (c) and DoDD 8500.01E
(Reference (d)).
c. Implements PNT and Navwar policy pursuant to Reference (b).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands,
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the
DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to
collectively in this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. U.S. and allied forces will effectively employ Navwar capabilities to ensure a PNT
advantage in support of military operations.
b. Programs providing PNT capabilities or using PNT information must be Navwar
compliant and will report Navwar compliance to the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) at
each acquisition program milestone in accordance with References (a) and (c).
