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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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Why GPS III, and what comes after it, still falls short in modern war – Opinion in SpaceNews
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: Another great opinion piece by Sean Gorman. Why it’s important: The U.S. government “Doing the same thing and expecting different results is…” GPS satellites are great! They do exactly what they are supposed to do. That isn’t where…
Farmers Say the Sun Turned Their John Deere Tractors Into ‘Demon-Possessed’ Machines – Popular Mechanics
Image: Shutterstock What’s New: Some feedback on how solar activity disrupted GPS signals and impacted farmers. Why It’s Important: 80% of farmers use GPS in some form or fashion to raise their crops. About one third of the food produced in the U.S. is…
Dozens dead, GPS interference a factor – Flight Radar 24, Wall Street Journal
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: A commercial passenger aircraft was shot down in an area where there was GPS jamming and likely spoofing. Why it’s important: GPS is essential for (1) safe aircraft navigation and (2) ADS-B the system that let’s air…
Researchers Identify Air Navigation to Pair with GPS – EIN Presswire
image: Shutterstock What’s new: Report from Zurich University of Applied Sciences identifying eDME, eLoran, and LDACS-NAV as three systems that should be implemented to ensure promptly achieving safe and efficient Performance Based Navigation. Why it’s…
Vulnerable GPSs on Israeli Army weapons could mean three-year delay – Danish Public Broadcasting
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: Denmark bought weapons from Israel that have “civil” GPS built in. So, no M-code. Why it’s important: Electronic warfare can easily and greatly degrade the effectiveness of such weapons, as the Russians have…
