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Protect the Frequencies – By preventing interference
Toughen Receivers – With readily available technology
Augment Services – With difficult to disrupt terrestrial signals
What to do? Some recommendations.
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Your Responses to the FCC’s NOI on PNT – Inside GNSS
Image: RNT Foundation Your Responses to the FCC's NOI on PNT A look at the main concerns during the comment period. Dana A. Goward America’s Global Positioning System (GPS) is simultaneously amazing, indispensable, and vulnerable. If its positioning, navigation, and...
Jamming Impacts Transatlantic Air Traffic
Image: North Atlantic Skies - NATS What's New: A report of transatlantic air traffic being impacted by GPS interference. A pilot relayed he or she was not able to proceed as they wished because another aircraft at a flight level above them had experienced GPS jamming....
Has the Kessler Syndrome already begun?
Image: Shutterstock What's New: A recent article in The Atlantic titled "One Satellite Crash Could Upend Modern Life." It discusses the Kessler Syndrome, a cascade of collisions that could make Low Earth Orbit unusable. Why It's Important: Such a cascade could...
Congress Nixes Space Force’s R-GPS – House Appropriations Committee Report
Image: RNT Foundation What's New: Congress refused Space Force's request to fund a small GPS satellite program. Why It's Important: Space Force had already used special authority to reprogram $40M and start the effort. The additional, smaller, satellites were supposed...
Study: GPS disruptions in aviation show importance of backups – GPS World
Image: Shutterstock Note: The author of this article is president of the RNT Foundation. Study: GPS disruptions in aviation show importance of backups June 12, 2024 - By Dana Goward Est. reading time: 2 minutes In a recently released paper, the respected analytics...
