The proliferation of cheap, powerful GPS jammers has airline operators, shipping firms and militaries alike scrambling for ...
In modern aviation, redundancy saves lives. Most commercial aircraft, for example, now use advanced positioning and navigation systems to support everything from heading and reference information to ...
Experts expect problems with global positioning systems to worsen as Iran conflict continues ...
GPS trackers and AirTags look like they do the same thing. They don’t. One is a live-positioning tool; the other is a Bluetooth breadcrumb. A GPS tracker talks directly to satellites orbiting 12,000 ...
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.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Jan. 27, 2026 at 11:53 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The vehicle deployed a Lockheed Martin-built ...
No audio available for this content. Recommendation PNT27-04. (Photo: Presentation by John W. Betz, PhD Member, National Space‐Based PNT Advisory Board on May 29, 2024) The November and December ...
How widespread is GPS disruption currently across the Middle East, and how significantly is it affecting military and civilian navigation systems?
In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles from the Russian coast. The cloud deck was low, and so was ...
GPS spoofing is creating a digital fog of war for aircraft flying near the UAE and Iran. Learn how fake satellite signals are tricking pilots and threatening international flight safety.
Around 12,500 miles above our heads, the satellites that make up the Global Positioning System (GPS) quietly keep the world running. A blackout would result in almost instantaneous chaos. “You would ...