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What’s New: GPS jamming and spoofing reported in Politico.

Why It’s Important: Interference with GPS and other GNSS is mostly a political issue, not a technical or engineering one. It is good to see the issue being reported by an outlet focused on politics. 

What Else To Know: 

• We have the means to greatly reduce or eliminate much interference with GPS/GNSS signals. But doing so requires a focused effort by multiple governments.
• That is not going to happen when nations can gain advantages by exploiting over-dependence on weak navigation and timing signals from space.
• One of the surest ways to stop intentional disruption of GPS/GNSS by nation states is by implementing robust and resilient national PNT architectures. If users are not impacted much by disruptions of GPS/GNSS, there will be little motivation for malicious actors. 
• Remember, electronic warfare is… warfare.

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