The war with Iran is laying bare the dangers posed to commercial ships and planes by the rise of GPS interference in and around conflict zones.
The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly ...
The proliferation of cheap, powerful GPS jammers has airline operators, shipping firms and militaries alike scrambling for ...
Electronic interference with satellite navigation systems has emerged as a significant threat in modern conflicts, particularly impacting military operations that rely on drones and precision weapons.
A new study investigates how “flex power”, a technology that dynamically redistributes satellite signal power to resist interference, affects positioning accuracy and navigation reliability.
When ships enter the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, their navigation screens report impossible things. In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against ...
Delivery apps are glitching and navigation routes are changing abruptly thanks to electronic warfare disrupting the satellite signals that power everything from missiles to your ride home.
With time though such GPS interferences and similar electronic disruptive means have become another major ploy of modern warfare. They have reportedly been used to affect aircrafts in parts of Europe ...
Jamming and spoofing, used as a defensive tactic against missiles and drones, are to blame for GPS inaccuracies, say experts.
New analysis shows that attacks on satellite navigation systems have impacted some 1,100 ships in the Middle East since the ...
The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers, and other vessels stuck in the Middle East ...