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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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Bogus claim in Al Jazeera – China’s Bei Dou is “unjammable”
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: A claim in Al Jazeera that Iran is using an “unjammable” version of Bei Dou to guide its missiles and drones. Why it’s important: The claim is being repeated by other news outlets, but it is wrong. What else to know: Most of our readers…
DJI removes drone geofencing in U.S. endangering us all
Image: FullDrone.com What’s new: Chinese company DJI, the maker of about 70% of consumer-grade drones, sent a software update last week removing default geofences from its products used in the United States. Why it’s important: Geofencing had prevented…
5th Annual Assured PNT Summit April 23 – 24 in Washington, D.C.
Image: Defense Strategies Institute What’s new: Defense Strategies Institute, an RNTF member, announced its annual Assured PNT Summit. Why it’s important: This event is unique in our experience as it is held in Washington, D.C. and is able to attract some…
GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help – WIRED
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: More efforts to use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. This time leveraging AI. Why it’s important: Navigating this way does not rely on RF signals that could become unavailable. And no additional infrastructure is…
Jamming-proof celestial navigation for drones – Spatial Source (devil is in the details)
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: An article about a celestial nav system that can be strapped on drones. Why it’s important: It is relatively easy to jam or spoof GNSS signals on most drones making them ineffective. And we know of instances when accidental…
