Defense One

Space Force wraps decades-long GPS upgrade—and the next one is on tap

After decades of development, a rocket switch in March, and a last-minute weather delay, the U.S. Space Force finally ...
Directions Magazine

India’s Navic Setback After Irnss-1f Clock Failure

One of India’s four navigation satellites has gone out of service, creating a fresh problem for the NavIC network. ISRO said ...
scmp.com

China’s GPS rival, BeiDou, is getting an upgrade as Beijing eyes global adoption

China is upgrading the BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System – as Beijing seeks to expand the network’s industrial footprint and ...
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Why GPS needs four satellites and still gets it wrong, the clock problem and errors behind every fix

GPS sounds simple until you realize your receiver has no atomic clock and the signal slows down, speeds up, and bounces before it even reaches you. This video breaks down the clever math and ...
Cyclingnews.com

GPS tracking devices to become mandatory as Lappartient warns ‘UCI will have no option but to enforce’ the technology if teams refuse to collaborate

The introduction of mandatory GPS rider safety tracking to improve race safety has taken a step forward after last year's dispute over data ownership, with UCI President David Lappartient writing to ...
The Conversation

When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews

The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly ...
AOL

What to Do When Your iPhone Suddenly Can’t Find You

GPS is one of the most popular features people use on an iPhone, and it's frustrating when it stops working. Sometimes, you encounter a "Location not available" message on your iPhone. Other times, ...
Wired

GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

People on social media have reported strange events on delivery and navigation apps—drivers appear to be in the middle of the sea, or a 10-minute trip home suddenly jumps up to 30 minutes. For ...
CNN

GPS jamming is emerging as an increasingly prevalent — and troubling — weapon of war

Within 24 hours of the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, ships in the region’s waters found their navigation systems had gone haywire, erroneously indicating that the vessels were at airports, a ...
Ars Technica

ULA isn’t making the Space Force’s GPS interference problem any easier

DENVER—The Global Positioning System is one of the few space programs that touches nearly every human life, and the stewards of the satellite navigation network are eager to populate the fleet with ...
War on the Rocks

When GPS Goes Dark: Building a Force That Navigates from Orbit to Seabed

GPS denial is no longer a theoretical future threat. It is the environment in which modern forces increasingly operate. China has invested heavily in space and counterspace capabilities designed to ...