GPS jammed on commercial flight over Atlantic (opens in new tab)

(telegraph.co.uk)

15 pointsyakito1y ago4 comments

4 comments

FYI this is from 20 June 2024

> “thousands of flights a day could be impacted with delays and cancellations”

I don't think this was the work of a rogue environmentalist hacker, but what gear would a lone terrorist need to do this?

jschveibinz1y ago

Not much, unfortunately. That's why there are redundant navigation sensors and kalman filters in modern electronic flight navigation systems. Aircraft flew and landed way before GPS existed. We went to the moon with less technology, in fact.

fcccccbjjv1y ago

The problem with those backups is that GPS is so easy to use and reliable that the skills to fly without them might atrophy.

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