Satellite Warfare and GPS Spoofing: Risks to Navigation and Defence
Satellite Warfare is any action intended to degrade or destroy an adversary's space assets, including Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missiles, laser dazzling, electronic jamming, etc. GPS Spoofing is a deceptive cyber-electronic attack where a fake signal overrides a legitimate one, tricking a receiver into calculating a false location or incorrect time.
Risks to Navigation: Satellite Warfare and Spoofing
- Debris Hazards: Physical satellite warfare creates "Kessler Syndrome" debris, making vital orbital paths for civilian GPS satellites unusable.
- Commercial Aviation Risks: Spoofing causes "navigation integrity" failures; pilots in the Middle East and Eastern Europe report daily deviations from safe flight paths.
- Spoofing causes aircraft to drift ....
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