Image: FAA Blog Editor's Note:  The headline of the Miami Herald article below is about a military exercise jamming "GPS for small planes." Of course the exercise will also jam GPS receivers on large planes, ships, and anyone else within the affected area. Small...

Image: Airbus Blog Editor's Note: The aviation industry is quickly coming to grips with the reality of routine GPS/GNSS disruptions. This is good news for everyone who flies. It is a bit ironic, though, that aviation should lead other modes of transport in this....

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vladimir Korolev (L) watch a terrestrial globe while visiting Russia's Navy Headquarters during Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017. (ALEXEY...

Image: NEON Personnel Tracker - TRX Systems Blog Editor's Notes: The author of the below article is President of the RNT Foundation.  Also, the information about Serco's project in the article is incorrect as we were not able to make contact with them until after the...

Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below article is President of the RNT Foundation. DoD PNT Task Force Charter: ‘Best investments may be non-GPS’ January 9, 2020  - By Dana Goward     Augmenting GPS with other systems was suggested as the most promising...

Several days ago we reported on how Chinese authorities had apparently suspended GPS jamming and spoofing in the port of Shanghai so that an amazing New Year's Eve drone show with 2,000 flying in close formation could proceed. Video of the show was shown on China TV...

Blog Editor's Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an interesting organization. For one, it is an independent government agency. That means that it is not part of the executive branch. So, while it considers input from the executive branch, it is not...

Or maybe not. Shanghai's New Year's New Year's celebration was particularly spectacular this year and included a show using 2,000 drones. Lighted drones formed variety of images including colored shapes, a man running across the sky, and numbers counting down the...

Blog Editor's Note: Another outstanding article below by Dee Ann Divis. A couple thoughts: We are intrigued to see that the Department of Defense continues to grapple with its size, aspire to greater agility and creativity, and to look west to Silicon Valley. A...

Several members sent us this link to a new 9 minute video on how to spoof GPS receivers: The video is sponsored by a number of big companies including AWS (ironically), so you have to watch at least part of one of the ads. Then the video explains the equipment you...

The Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador is "the largest pipe organ you've ever come across." Credit: Silvia Vallejo Vargas/Insituto Geofisico, Escuela Politecnica Nacional (Quito, Ecuador)   Blog Editor's Note: A interesting general interest article about some of the...

Image: Lucasfilm & 20th Century Fox/ Wikipedia Spoiler Alert: This post reveals a sub-theme in the most recent Star Wars film. If you don't want to know anything at all about the movie, you should not have even read our headline. You should certainly not read...

Photo: AFP Blog Editor's Note: Another example of how GNSS has connected so many incredibly disparate things in unexpected ways.  Start with swine flu.  Add greed, the price of pork, extortion, drones, GPS vulnerability, and counter-drones. You get compromised air...

Blog Editor's Note: A good overview article based on a conversation with Dr. Brad Parkinson. Of special interest are comments near the end about drones and their use of GPS. Such vulnerable signals in unmanned systems, especially drones, poses serious questions about...

Blog Editor's Note: This item is an expansion with commentary on the news we posted yesterday.  The author is President of the RNT Foundation. Chinese GPS spoofing circles could hide Iran oil shipments Est. reading time: 2 minutes December 17, 2019 By Dana Goward “GPS...

Blog Editor's Note: "Crop circle spoofing" was reported in the literature at Shanghai several weeks ago. Researchers have discovered similar activity at 20 locations along the Chinese coast, 16 of which are oil terminals. There seems to be a correlation between the...

A public memorial service for Professor David Last will take place at the Pritchard Jones Hall, College Rd, Bangor LL57 2AP at 13:00 on 23rd January 2020. Full details will be posted later here https://www.johnhughesandson.co.uk/en/obituary In Lieu of flowers the...

Blog Editor's Note: This article is a good overview of spoofing and its potential impacts. The interviewer asks a very good question about incentives for spoofing GPS. While the article provides a general answer, it would be interesting to sit down someday with a...

Time and navigation are inextricably intertwined. In fact, precise time is essential to most modern navigation and positioning systems. A number of our readers and members focus almost exclusively on the "T" in "PNT". So we thought we would pass along the below note...

Blog Editor's Note: A great "year in review" post by Guy Buesnel, on the Linkedin. Guy is a member of RNTF's International Advisory Committee and leads the GNSS Vulnerabilities group on Linkedin.  Grounded flights, lost drones and ‘crop circles’: the year in GNSS...