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Military testing a GPS jammer
Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:54 am
Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:54 am
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Starting today, it appears the US military will be testing a device or devices that will potentially jam GPS signals for six hours each day. We say “appears” because officially the tests were announced by the FAA but are centered near the US Navy’s largest installation in the Mojave Desert. And the Navy won’t tell us much about what’s going on.
The FAA issued an advisory warning pilots on Saturday that global positioning systems (GPS) could be unreliable during six different days this month, primarily in the Southwestern United States. On June 7, 9, 21, 23, 28, and 30th the GPS interference testing will be taking place between 9:30am and 3:30pm Pacific time. But if you’re on the ground, you probably won’t notice interference.
The testing will be centered on China Lake, California—home to the Navy’s 1.1 million acre Naval Air Weapons Center in the Mojave Desert. The potentially lost signals will stretch hundreds of miles in each direction and will affect various types of GPS, reaching the furthest at higher altitudes. But the jamming will only affect aircraft above 5,000 feet. As you can see from the FAA map below, the jamming will almost reach the California-Oregon border at 4o,000 feet above sea level and 505 nautical miles at its greatest range.
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Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:57 am to Jim Rockford
Perfect timing for this tech to come to light, what with self-driving cars trying to gain traction.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:58 am to Jim Rockford
Surprised we don't already have this technology.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:07 pm to Jim Rockford
They are doing this near the White Sands Missile Range also. Lots of off road riders complain of GPS trouble near the range.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:07 pm to boosiebadazz
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Surprised we don't already have this technology.
we do?
last time i was at fort knox my gps quit working.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:08 pm to Jim Rockford
Well, the Buildaburger article said they'd be shown new weapons this week.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:37 pm to CAD703X
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last time i was at fort knox my gps quit working.
You were in the Ft. Knox Triangle
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:04 pm to boosiebadazz
We do. At least on the ground.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:39 pm to Jim Rockford
Begun, the new Cold War has.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:42 pm to Jim Rockford
1.1mm acres deems excessive... What are they building?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:47 pm to AndyCBR
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White Sands Missile Range
Isn't that in NM?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:47 pm to Jim Rockford
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June 7
Phew! Just flew in to Tucson last night.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:56 pm to Bootyrich
Let this get in the hands of serial killer types and terror groups and they can go back to using latest smartphone tech. Cops, FBI, NSA all the alphabet agencies are using GPS to track civilians.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 2:00 pm to boosiebadazz
We have had this for years.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 2:04 pm to Jim Rockford
"You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!"
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