The war with Iran is laying bare the dangers posed to commercial ships and planes by the rise of GPS interference in and around conflict zones.

The Impact of Electronic Warfare on Navigation Systems Electronic disruption of satellite navigation systems is increasingly ...

Delivery apps are glitching and navigation routes are changing abruptly thanks to electronic warfare disrupting the satellite signals that power everything from missiles to your ride home.

Satellite navigation systems underpin modern society, supporting aviation, transportation, telecommunications, and scientific ...

U.S. Space Force operators conduct Global Positioning System (GPS) electromagnetic interference training at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Ethan Johnson ...

A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite. Credit: Public Domain The Global Positioning System (GPS) made its combat operations debut during Operation Desert Storm. Since then, it has evolved into a ...

No audio available for this content. Click to read Richard Langley’s Innovation Insights column, “GNSS jamming and spoofing.” Figure 1: GPSJAM map on March 23, 2024. The map is based on GPS accuracy ...

In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles from the Russian coast. The cloud deck was low, and so was ...

The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone. Most ...

Satellite drift might not sound like a problem, but it’s a real-world issue that affects everything from your GPS to emergency communications, and engineers have some clever tricks to keep it all in ...