Posted on 03/18/2022 10:37:24 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has just published a Safety Information Bulletin warning of the increase in the probability of issues regarding the use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) or Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The notice goes out due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine following its invasion by Russian forces.
Preserving a safe environment for flight operations The Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) issued by EASA, the body responsible for aviation safety oversight across the European Union, is aimed at the national aviation authorities of member states and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) as well as airlines.
The bulletin addresses the issue of spoofing and jamming of navigational services, which have intensified both in geographical areas surrounding the conflict zone and have also been seen across other areas of the European Union. This ensures that aviation activities can continue despite the conflict in the safest possible manner.
(Excerpt) Read more at simpleflying.com ...
Be fun if someone hacked into the US GOP system and shut it down for 24 hours, and then restarted it. Might just wake up Americans a bit.
And keep paper charts and maps
“And keep paper charts and maps”
You’re so 20th Century.
IIRC the GPS system is controlled by the US Air Force and comes in two versions...civilian and military. IIRC the Air Force has the ability to shut down or modify the civilian version for various reasons. I could see why we wouldn’t want Putin using our system in their current invasion.
well, i’ve seen it’s already off in Ukraine and the Rus are not happy...
“IIRC the GPS system is controlled by the US Air Force and comes in two versions...civilian and military. IIRC the Air Force has the ability to shut down or modify the civilian version for various reasons. I could see why we wouldn’t want Putin using our system in their current invasion.”
I just like the idea of forcing people out of their normalcy. For example, shutting off the US GPS system for 24 hours starting during a weekday would mean half of Americans wouldn’t make it home and would have to spend the night at work.
Russia has their own “GPS” system called GLONASS.
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