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Old 22nd May 2009 | 00:57
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keith smith
 
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Jamming Satnav

GPS or any SatNav is very susceptible to simple jamming,and with high powered jammers (fairly readily made) and suicidal terrorists a major TMA could be taken out for some time.
Everbody agrees there must be some backup, butno conclusion yet as far as I can see. E-Loran is a contender and DHS are seemingly backing that
(apparently the world banking falls apart again if ther is no timing to nano-
seconds!). Another possibility is mixed GPS/inertia where the INS is "calibrated" while the GPS is working--good enough to land.Nobody seems to be making up their mind
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