by Editor | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog
Western governments have generally shown little concern about GNSS vulnerabilities and their countries’ critical dependence upon them. Not so for some others. Iran has announced that it has a Loran system to prevent its dependence on space. Saudi Arabia has had...
by Editor | May 13, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: The associated video (here) compares the actual display with the way it was supposed to have played out. It is clear that the disruptions were localized, but probably came from two or more sources. The center right portion of the display is...
by Editor | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: Attacking satellites directly is difficult and dangerous. Attacking and disabling the GPS constellation would be especially difficult as it would require damaging at least 7 or 8 different satellites. Such attacks would also be dangerous as...
by Editor | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: China has been jamming US drones and patrols in the area for a while. Installing jamming equipment on the Spratly Islands extends the reach of their ability to disrupt systems while reinforcing their sovereignty claims. (Interesting how on...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: Not all problems with space services are best solved in space. Yet it seems that the way our budgets and policy making are stove-piped, that is the only way we are addressing problems. See yesterday’s post regarding the Secretary of the...