No Surprise – AIS Spoofing on the Rise

No Surprise – AIS Spoofing on the Rise

Image: Skytruth What’s New: Numerous reports of AIS spoofing. The most prominent was by the New York Times about a Russian oil tanker trying to evade surveillance and maintain its insurance coverage. Of course, AIS spoofing, especially by Russia, is not new....
Saudi Arabia Upgrading to eLoran

Saudi Arabia Upgrading to eLoran

Image: RNT Foundation What’s New: Saudi Arabia is upgrading its Loran-C system to eLoran (OK, so not really new since this is from April, but we just saw the announcement). Why It’s Important: While most governments say they are concerned about GNSS...
Magnetic Navigation Surging

Magnetic Navigation Surging

Image: US Air Force What’s New: In just the last several days two different organizations in the Dept of Defense have had media releases about magnetic navigation. Why its Important: Lots of folks, DOD especially, are always looking for ways to navigate when GPS...
Starlink, other LEO & comms sats also jammed

Starlink, other LEO & comms sats also jammed

Image: Shutterstock What’s New: Russians are interfering with more than just GPS signals. They are jamming higher power satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) also. Why It’s Important: Calculating one’s location using communications satellites can be an...