DOD INSTRUCTION 4650.08
P
OSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING AND NAVIGATION
WARFARE
Originating Component: Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
Effective: December 27, 2018
Change 1 Effective: December 30, 2020
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at http://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Instruction 4650.08, “Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
and Navigation Warfare (Navwar),” February 5, 2015
Approved by: Dana S. Deasy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
Change 1 Approved by: Dana S. Deasy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02, this issuance
implements positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) policy pursuant to DoDD 4650.05 and establishes
policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for:
• Integrating PNT and navigation warfare (NAVWAR) across the DoD pursuant to DoDD 4650.05,
DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02T, and DoDI 5000.82.
• Ensuring the security of PNT information related to the development, acquisition, sustainment, and
operational use of PNT information sources and PNT information-dependent systems pursuant to DoDD
4650.05, DoDI 5000.02T, DoDI 5000.82, and DoDI 8500.01.
• Determining NAVWAR policy compliance and assessing NAVWAR capabilities for programs
producing or using PNT information.
