by Editor | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog
Editor’s Note: Lots of press and speculation on this issue. We re-post this one here as it has something we have not seen elsewhere – a report that a retired Australian Naval Intelligence officer suspected a cyber attack/GPS spoofing to be a factor in...
by Editor | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
National Defense VIEWPOINT: GPS Spoofing Incident Points to Fragility of Navigation Satellites 8/22/2017 By Dana Goward A relatively innocuous safety alert from the U.S. Maritime Administration last month belied the dramatic impact upon vessel navigation in the area....
by Editor | Aug 22, 2017 | Blog
There are many possible causes for the recent tragic collisions of USS Fitzgerald and USS McCain with merchant vessels. Several media outlets have speculated that they could have been the result of cyber attacks against the Navy vessels. See news.com.au and msn.com,...
by Editor | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog
By Dana Goward 2017-08-21 00:51:37 Maritime has historically played an outsize role in world affairs. Sailors, few in number compared to the population as a whole, have changed the world immeasurably with their skills, boats and ships. For thousands of years, maritime...
by Editor | Aug 18, 2017 | Blog
Editor’s Note: During last year’s GPS 13.7 microsecond timing error, most all the first responder/public safety radio networks in North America reported faults or failures. This article, while addressing the larger issue of over-dependence, discusses the...
by Editor | Aug 17, 2017 | Blog
Editor’s Note: EUVs, TECs, TIDs and gravity waves – NASA thinks GPS service in the US will be “OK” during the eclipse next week, but they aren’t entirely sure. Another reminder that the behavior of highly complex systems with ultra-fine...
