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To: blam

Don’t some missiles rely upon GPS to find targets? Is this some kind of new air defense weapon being tested??


4 posted on 06/09/2016 5:08:59 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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To: Mouton
"Don’t some missiles rely upon GPS to find targets? Is this some kind of new air defense weapon being tested??"

Absolutely.

I the early GPS days, the military 'detuned' the GPS reading to civilians.

5 posted on 06/09/2016 5:12:16 AM PDT by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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Don’t some missiles rely upon GPS to find targets? Is this some kind of new air defense weapon being tested??

Upon detection of an incoming attack, it would be good if we were able to deny GPS accuracy to attackers, even at the cost of also jamming civilian GPS.

7 posted on 06/09/2016 5:16:21 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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Seems logical.


24 posted on 06/09/2016 1:51:39 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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