• tal@lemmy.today
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    23 days ago

    which is vulnerable to jamming

    This has, in fact, been a serious problem in the Baltic region, as Russia’s military has been jamming GPS there for some time, and it dicks up navigation for ships and aircraft there.

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      23 days ago

      Yes, a search for ‘GPS jamming Baltic’ turns up hits from everything from DW to the Financial Times.

      It’s a problem for maritime and aviation navigation, and a problem for both sides in the war in Ukraine. Some drones are now using fiber optic tethers to get around the jamming, that’s not much of an option for civilian traffic though.

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        23 days ago

        Upon actually investigating the article, it appears to mention it as well. :-)