SpaceNews

Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues

The U.S. Space Force has reassigned another GPS satellite launch from United Launch Alliance to SpaceX, marking the fourth ...

Once again, ULA can’t deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit

For the fourth time in a little more than a year, the US Space Force needs to send up a new satellite to replenish the ...
Wall Street Journal

The World Is Full of GPS Dead Zones. Here’s What Comes Next.

The world is filling up with GPS dead zones. Nations and individuals alike are deploying cheap but increasingly sophisticated electronic-warfare systems, mostly to thwart attacks by drones and smart ...
France 24

Surge in GPS interference around Strait of Hormuz increases shipping risks

More than 1,100 vessels have been hit by GPS interference across the Middle East Gulf since the start of the conflict, according to maritime firm Windward. Experts warn these attacks pose severe risks ...
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 ...
Privacy International

Analysis of the Disclosures following the ICO Enforcement Notice on GPS Tagging of Migrants

After the UK data protection authority founded that the UK Government’s GPS tagging of migrants arriving to the UK by small boats and other “irregular” routes was unlawful, PI continued to monitor and ...
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 ...
RealClearPolitics

Full Measure: Can the U.S. Win the War on GPS Jamming?

GPS has become indispensable both for military operations and everyday American life. But our reliance on it makes us vulnerable to adversaries that have devised ways to jam or intercept the satellite ...
Jalopnik

Most Speedometers Are Inaccurate, But Is GPS Any Better?

The inaccuracy of the speedometers used by most vehicles, even those in cars with the coolest gauge clusters, is well known. The good news is that most speedometers report speeds higher than the ...
Ars Technica

GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it

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 New York Times

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region. By Riley Mellen and Anatoly Kurmanaev Riley Mellen and Anatoly ...
MIT Technology Review

Quantum navigation could solve the military’s GPS jamming problem

The rise of GPS vulnerability is putting more resilient, atom-based navigational tools on the map. In late September, a Spanish military plane carrying the country’s defense minister to a base in ...