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What’s New: These issues being discussed in more and more forums. In this case as a spectrum security issue. It is also a cyber issue. An electronic warfare issue, a navigation issue, a timing issue…
Why It’s Important: This is everyone’s problem and everyone needs to be concerned. It is good everyone is beginning to at least talk about it.
What Else to Know:
- Like a lot of problems that vex everyone, no one person or organization seems to be in charge of mitigating it. The most recent report to the administration from the PNT Advisory Board identifies that as the core problem.
- Check out the full article for some interesting perspectives.
Satellite Spectrum Security: Jamming of PNT is child’s play
Satellite spectrum security is rarely out of the headlines, even on the world’s front pages as well as in trade magazines. Ahsun Murad Co-founder, President/CEO Optimal Satcom reminded delegates that it was a spin-off from Lockheed Martin and Comsat in 2002. Optimal Satcom has since grown to support a large segment of the satellite industry with industry-leading enterprise-level software products and systems for resource management, service planning, optimization, and business intelligence. Over 15 satellite operators, 20 of the largest satellite service providers, and major US Government DoD and civilian agencies use Optimal Satcom products and systems today.
Mr Murad moderated the Satellite Spectrum Security panel at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s MilSat Sysmposium, and with a heavyweight panel of experts on the topic. He explained that security for satellites had totally come to the forefront since the war in the Ukraine. “Jamming was extremely disruptive, and damaging aviation and other aspects of our business, and even as far as GPS over the Baltic countries.” There is a need for resilience, he said, and he asked the panel to review the satellite industry’s vulnerability and approach to overcoming the problem.”
