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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites could make US Army navigation hard to jam
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ^
| 09/29/2-
| MIT
Posted on 09/29/2020 9:12:00 AM PDT by srmanuel
As someone who has posted multiple times about Starlink, I'm not sure how I feel about this, especially if it alters the purpose of Starlink.
OTOH, if Starlink makes for a better more secure GPS system for our military then I would be more inclined to go for it....
Evidently The US Army has been in discussion with Starlink about using their constellation of satellites for GPS purposes that would make it much harder to jam..
TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; spacex; starlink
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:12:00 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: Army Air Corps; BenLurkin; SkyDancer
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:14:53 AM PDT
by
KC_Lion
To: srmanuel
Does this mean curtains for the most dangerous weapon in the US Army inventory?
A 2nd Lieutenant with a map.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:17:00 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
To: srmanuel
It is one of the things I immediately thought of when considering starlink.
It also hardens military communications (potentially all communications).
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:17:13 AM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: Night Hides Not
Does this mean curtains for the most dangerous weapon in the US Army inventory? A 2nd Lieutenant with a map.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:18:19 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Night Hides Not
Does this mean curtains for the most dangerous weapon in the US Army inventory? A 2nd Lieutenant with a map.
The importance of map reading skills has been declining for at least two decades.
I have decent map and compass skills.
But, there are lots of people who cannot read maps or use compasses.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:19:52 AM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: dfwgator
CAPTAIN Sobel this is MAJOR Horton. Goddammit, cut down the damned fence and move out.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:22:20 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
("Women's intuition" gave us the Salem witch trials and Kavanaugh hearings. Change my mind.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
“Ahh now, that dog just won’t hunt!”
What a great scene!
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:22:52 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: srmanuel
Teach them navigation with a map and compass and jamming isn’t a problem.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:24:46 AM PDT
by
Busywhiskers
("Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy" -Dan Gable)
To: srmanuel
My car has gps but my old Harley doesn’t. Both the Harley and the car have a map and a compass, and that’s what I use.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:24:56 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: dfwgator
Yes, quite a few captains are none too adept with maps, too.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:25:00 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
To: Busywhiskers
Smart bombs can’t read a compass and a map....
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:28:50 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: Busywhiskers
How do you propose to teach a cruise missile to use a compass and a map?
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:30:35 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: marktwain
I have decent map and compass skills.
But, there are lots of people who cannot read maps or use compasses.
—
There are lots of people that don’t know what a map or compass are ...
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:34:01 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: srmanuel
The IQ of a “smart bomb” goes down without GPS. I talking about ground pounders.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:45:36 AM PDT
by
Busywhiskers
("Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy" -Dan Gable)
To: Busywhiskers
True, but there is whole bunch of people who rely on precise navigational positions...
Aircraft, Ships, Submarines, etc...all need to know exactly where they are in relation to other places....
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:53:04 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
To: Busywhiskers
If the smart bombs are using GPS and the troops are using compasses and maps, there are going to be problems. Everybody should be on the same tech. When the GPS system fails, compasses and maps will be a good backup and the smart bombs and missiles will be offline, anyway.
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posted on
09/29/2020 9:58:06 AM PDT
by
calenel
(Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant. Join the war effort. On the human side.)
To: left that other site
The wife and I traveled across the country with a Rand McNally road atlas but when we sailed a big lake in FL that had old pilings, some of which were a foot below the surface, I used a handheld gps.
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posted on
09/29/2020 10:00:38 AM PDT
by
Pollard
(You can’t be for “defunding the police” and against “vigilantism” at the same time.)
To: srmanuel
It takes a certain type of intelligence
to understand maps and to use compasses well.
Substantial numbers of people are not up to it.
I suspect the number of people who can do it well is less than 20%.
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posted on
09/29/2020 10:01:07 AM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: marktwain
How often does today’s Army train on land navigation without GPS? I believe I read somewhere that the DOD / military does not print or issue paper maps anymore. Perhaps a recent or current servicemember can weigh in.
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