GPS Vulnerable

[Flying Binghi]

Hmmm, seems all the reading i do on terrorist UAV developments has GPS mentioned..

"...Achieving successful autonomous flight of a UAV is a daunting task for any terrorist group, even were they to have all the necessary technical skills.

...Clearly, access to flight management systems not subject to export-control restrictions would save substantial development time and reduce the risk of catastrophic failure and detection.

...cost in the neighborhood of $5,000, while providing complete autonomous operation, a GPS-aided autopilot...

Still, the complexity and risks involved in achieving successful autonomous flight make the terrorist acquisition of a UAV a low-probability, but high-consequence threat, at present. But this assessment could change due to the rapid pace of technological change in all the technologies relevant to unmanned flight...

...it is impossible to conceive of an affordable and highly effective nationwide defense against these low-flying threats..." ...i suppose they could turn off the civvy GPS..


NTI: Issue Brief: Unmanned Air Vehicles as Terror Weapons: Real or Imagined?







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