In today’s hyper-connected world, GNSS signals face unprecedented threats from jamming and spoofing attacks. As these signals traverse 20,000 km from satellites to Earth, they become vulnerable to interference that can degrade positioning accuracy or eliminate position availability altogether. Understanding…
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a $ 1.9 million contract to Slingshot Aerospace to enhance its GPS jamming and spoofing detection capabilities. This contract, Positioning, Navigation and Timing – Secure Electronic Navigation Threat Intelligence and…
South Korea’s military reported that North Korea had disrupted GPS signals from border areas for the second consecutive day, impacting numerous civilian flights and maritime vessels. This interference originated from the western border cities of Kaesong and Haeju, North Korea.…
Click to read Richard Langley’s Innovation Insights column, “GNSS jamming and spoofing.” Figure 1: GPSJAM map on March 23, 2024. The map is based on GPS accuracy reports fron aircraft broadcast digital radio messages (ADS-B) over a 24-h period. A…
“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Photo: deepblue4you / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images Rise in GPS Jammers The Finnish…
GNSS researchers presented hundreds of papers at the 2023 Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS+ conference, which took place Sept. 11-15, 2023, in Denver, Colorado, and virtually. The following four papers focused on ways to combat GNSS jamming and spoofing. The…
What is or would be the best policy response from Congress and/or executive branch agencies to the growing threats to GPS from jamming and interference? Brad Parkinson “Homeland Security has declared GPS to be an essential system to virtually all…
