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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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The solar storm of the century is overdue. Are we ready for it? – Royal Aeronautical Society
Image: NASA and Shutterstock What's new: A paper from the Royal Aeronautical Society. The topic isn't exactly new, but it has been a while since we have mentioned it as a huge threat to satellites, signals, and users. Why it's important: GNSS is essential to most...
Univ Alabama Looking for Asst. Professor in PNT
Image: Shutterstock What's new: The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) wants to hire into a "... tenure-track Assistant Professor position in physics related to precision timing, quantum photonics, and positioning, navigation, and timing." Why it's important: To not...
Israeli counter-drone jammer/spoofer – Defense Blog
Image: HYPNOSIS system - screen grab from IAI video posted on social media What's new: An Israeli jammer and spoofer combo designed as a non-kinetic anti-drone measure. Why it's important: As these kinds of systems proliferate GNSS services become less reliable. And...
Telco ignored GPS rollover warning & crashed – Streamline
Image: Shutterstock What's new: The recent major network outage in Australia was because the provider failed to heed a January warning from Microchip (RNTF member since 2018!) to update software on their equipment for the GPS week rollover. Why it's important:...
Ukraine’s latest defense against Russian missiles: Making them miss – Politico
Image: Crashed missile in Ukraine, Shutterstock What's new: An article about Ukraine's home grown jamming and spoofing EW system. Why it's important: This reinforces the idea of how PNT and counter PNT have become weapons in and of themselves. The article emphasizes...
