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May 2024: “NATO has blamed Russia for such GNSS interruptions across large parts of Europe,including one that affected a flight carrying the UK defense secretary. Conflict in the Middle East has also increased GPS manipulation in the region. Some world leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, reportedly use mobile jammers for protection when travelling.” The RNL’s […]

May 2024: “Attacks against GPS, and the wider GNSS category, come in two forms. First, GPS jamming looks to overwhelm the radio signals that make up GPS and make the systems unusable. Second, spoofing attacks can replace the original signal with a new location—spoofed ships can, for example, appear on maps as if they’re at

April 2024: The RNL’s Dr. Humphreys speaking to NPR says “I like to say that spoofing is the new jamming.” GPS interference is now not only conducted by usual suspects, but also U.S. ally Israel. Israel themselves have reportedly acknowledged blocking GPS for defensive purposes since last October. Dr. Humphreys and the RNL have “traced

March 2024: Since August of 2023, “pilots operating in the Middle East began to report instances of their onboard navigation systems being overtaken by fake GPS signals. The first reported incidents took place in a strip of Iraqi airspace close to the country’s border with Iran that is commonly used by flights traveling between Europe

March 2024: Jeff Wise, journalist and aviation expert, has written an article summarizing the information that can be gleaned from barnacles found on Flight MH370’s debris. That information, paired with the communications system providing pings onboard turning off raise more unanswered questions. The RNL’s Dr. Humphreys says “after a failed search, you have to recalibrate,”

March 2024: The FCC has an ongoing investigation of phone manufacturers like Apple, Google, Samsung, and Nokia whose devices receive signals from satellites owned by foreign adversaries – violating federal rules. The RNL’s Dr. Humphreys informs that using these signals in addition to approved signals would only improve positioning solutions. The more satellites used, the

March 2024: “Deep Dive: MH370” is a podcast by journalist and aviation expert Jeff Wise, and OnMilwaukee publisher Andy Tarnoff. It presents a deep dive on Malaysian Airlines flight 370 that disappeared in 2014. In part 2 of their 24th episode, they talk to the RNL’s Dr. Humphreys to get an opinion on how likely

March 2024: An Aviation International News (AIN) article summarizes recent events of GPS jamming and spoofing. According to the article, last year fake signals caused issues for aircraft over the Black Sea. OpsGroup first reported these events citing missing or inaccurate information from the aircraft navigation systems. Since then, more and more spoofing events have

February 2024: Israel confirms disrupting GPS “in a proactive manner for various operational needs.” The RNL’s Dr. Humphreys along with Zach Clements have geolocated spoofers attributed to spoofing receivers to the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. Dr. Humphreys says “our data are taken from satellites in low Earth orbit. Israel appears to be engaging in GPS

February 2024: According to Ukrainian source, Russian forces may be using Starlink for communication inside Ukraine. SpaceX’s response has been that the company  “does not do business of any kind with the Russian Government or its military. Starlink is not active in Russia, meaning service will not work in that country. SpaceX has never sold