w/o GPS Disaster, Good Technology Sitting Idle

Blog Editor’s Note: Describing a “civilian battlefield,” Mike Jones from Roke Manor gave an outstanding presentation this week to the US National PNT Advisory Board. He discussed the ease with which GNSS jamming and spoofing can be detected, and...

Defense Bill 2018: GPS Backup Demo, Use Other GNSS

The House and Senate agreed Wednesday on the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2018. It included at least two provisions of interest to our readers: SEC. 1606. DEMONSTRATION OF BACKUP AND COMPLEMENTARY POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPABILITIES...

Air Force VERY Worried About GPS Jamming, Spoofing

Editor’s Note:  An alert reader sent us the below item from an electronic newsletter. We are not sure about the title of the piece, though. Seems like the Air Force is VERY worried about not having GPS, and thinks it is a real possibility. Else, why spend all...

Did Russia Make This Ship Disappear? – CNN Video and Post

Blog Editor’s Note: This very good video and post by CNN includes new (to us) statements by a representative of the Russian government. It also features the voices of PNT community stalwarts Prof. Todd Humphreys, Prof. David Last, and Dr. Brad Parkinson. Take a...

More Sophisticated Jammers & Receivers

Blog Editor’s Note:  This item was published by “Inside GNSS and is repeated here for the benefit of our members and followers.  Its published title is “Systematic Jamming.” Here is a quote from this fairly long academic paper: “Simple jamming,...