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“The house is on fire”: U.S. officials confront Russia, China threat to West – Axios
Image: Shutterstock What's New: A report from the Aspen Security Forum. Why It's Important: Enemies attack areas of weakness, especially if they have strength in that same area. PNT is a glaring example of the west's weakness and Russian and Chinese strength. What...
Could PNT have its own ‘CrowdStrike’ moment? – Spatial Source
Image: Shutterstock What's New: An OpEd in Spatial Source correctly pointing out that PNT is an essential cyber component that could, and has, failed. And could, and has been, exploited. Why It's Important: A global problem with PNT would make the CrowdStrike problem...
Staying on course: The vital role of GPS backup systems – The Space Review
Image: RNT Foundation What's New: An item in Space Review about the importance of backup systems for GPS. Why It's Important: Innumerable systems, applications, and infrastructures depend on GPS for proper operation. When things go wrong with GPS reception, those...
Without a GPS Backup, Doomsday is Just a Matter of Time – Location Business News/MerlinTPS
Image: John Hartzell What's New: An OpEd by MerlinTPS CEO Christian Kotscher published in Location Business News. Why Its Important: Dependence on GPS continues to grow and, in the U.S. and the west we don't have widely deployed alternatives. Reliability of GPS...