From airliners to supertankers, GPS has long been invaluable for safe navigation, but its signals can easily be jammed and almost as easily faked. Researchers are racing to develop backups.
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In addition to watching out for missile and drone attacks, mariners in conflict zones need to be on guard for GPS spoofing and other cyberattacks. The stakes are high and mariners are ill-prepared.
A new treaty on military space operations is highly unlikely, leaving private companies and militaries to define the boundaries of acceptable conduct in war.
Modern society depends on satellite navigation – but it’s alarmingly vulnerable to interference.
