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North Korea Jamming GPS Again – The Korea Herald

North Korea Jamming GPS Again – The Korea Herald

Image: Shutterstock What's New: A report of North Korea jamming GPS signals across the border. This is the first report we have seen of them doing this since 2016. Why It's Important: North Korea uses GPS jamming to antagonize its adversaries, much as Russia is doing...

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Space Force re-thinking GPS? – from Defense News

Space Force re-thinking GPS? – from Defense News

Image: Shutterstock What's New: Space Force seems to be wanting to re-think GPS.  Why It's Important: GPS is a great space-based system, yet it has it's drawbacks. The satellites are big and really expensive They are built really well, but that means they last a long...

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What Copilot AI says about GPS vulnerability

What Copilot AI says about GPS vulnerability

Image: Shutterstock - Interesting. The man in this stock photo looks a bit like our friend Vint Cerf at Google. What's New - This morning we noticed Microsoft 360 had put an icon on our computer tool bar for "Copilot, your everyday AI companion."  - We are not really...

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The race to back up vulnerable GPS – SpaceNews

The race to back up vulnerable GPS – SpaceNews

Image: U.S. Space Force What's New: Interesting article that explores some space-based and a few non-space-based options to backup GPS. Why It's Important: GPS is critical to so many technologies it is a "single point of failure" according to one National Security...

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Air Force Demonstrating eLoran, 50 years after Loran-D

Air Force Demonstrating eLoran, 50 years after Loran-D

Image: U. S. Coast Guard What's New: An Air Force press release about an eLoran demonstration, along with some surprising statements about future deployment and use. Why It's Important: The U.S. government has been talking about GPS vulnerability, a backup and...

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OCX delayed a year… again (really?) – Breaking Defense

OCX delayed a year… again (really?) – Breaking Defense

Image: U.S. Space Force What's New: The new, cybersecure ground segment for GPS has been delayed another year.  Why It's Important: Improved cybersecurity and fully enabling M-Code for military users hinges upon having OCX in place.  What Else to Know: Space Force has...

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2023 – The year of GPS jamming and spoofing

2023 – The year of GPS jamming and spoofing

Image: GPSJam.org What's New: We found a YouTube site with time lapse videos of GPSJam.org for 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024. It helped us realize how bad things have gotten. And especially the increase in activity during 2023. Why It's Important: At some point...

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As Baltics see spike in GPS jamming, NATO must respond – Breaking Defense

Russia Repeatedly Hammering GPS in the Baltic

Image GPSJam.org What's New: Extensive jamming/spoofing in Southern Sweden, northern Poland, to include strategic the Suwałki Gap. On the 25th and 26th of December a wide swath of northern Poland and southern Sweden was impacted. New Year’s Eve, aircraft across a...

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Does Conflict Equal GPS Interference?

Does Conflict Equal GPS Interference?

Image: GPSJam.org What's New: We decided to look today for indications of GPS interference in places other than those most folks have been focusing on. We found three areas in Myanmar and one broad area near the Pakistan-India border. Why It's Important: This is...

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Swedish alarm after defence chiefs’ war warning – BBC

Swedish alarm after defence chiefs’ war warning – BBC

Image: Shutterstock What's New: Sweden's military and civil defense leaders have warned the public about the possibility of war. Why It's Important: Russia has threatened to invade Finland and Sweden if they join NATO. Finland already has, and Sweden is on track to do...

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Now it’s Square Spoofing! – Or Not

Now it’s Square Spoofing! – Or Not

Image: Plane Finder/ X-Twitter UPDATE: We talked with Zach Clements at the University of Texas Radio Navigation Laboratory about this. When he looked at the reports on ADS-B Exchange for one of planes that had been reported being spoofed into square patterns, he found...

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Trucker Joe & PNT as Transportation Infrastructure

Trucker Joe & PNT as Transportation Infrastructure

Image: Shutterstock What's New: Remarks at the Transportation Research Board meeting this week by RNTF President Dana Goward. Why It's Important: We must start thinking about transportation infrastructure as more than concrete and asphalt. Investments in PNT are much...

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More Extra Holiday Jamming in Baltic – GPSJam.org

More Extra Holiday Jamming in Baltic – GPSJam.org

Image: GPSJam.org/RNT Foundation What's New: Adding to the extra jamming we saw in the Baltic over Christmas, we saw some extra on New Year's Eve. Why It's Important: This helps demonstrate how easily GPS and other GNSS can be disrupted. What Else to Know: While there...

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