This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Ever since the Global Positioning System (GPS) first took off in the 1970s, it has been an essential part of many things—whether for personal navigation, agriculture, aviation, or military operations. But relying too much on this single technology involves […]
A top military official says there’s a simmering shadow conflict playing out in space, with U.S. satellites coming under regular attack. But what does an attack on a spacecraft look like, who is committing them, and how can operators protect themselves? General David Thompson, the vice chief of space operations at the US Space Force, […]
FAA air traffic controllers supervising flights over Arizona, New Mexico and Texas were confused and frustrated by an increase in military tests that interfered with GPS signals for civilian aircraft, public records show. In March and April this year, flight controllers at the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center filed reports on NASA’s Aviation Safety […]