China is upgrading the BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System – as Beijing seeks to expand the network’s industrial footprint and ...
Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation network, raising hopes that one of the military’s most ...
The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly ...
When ships enter the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, their navigation screens report impossible things. Supertankers circle over dry land. Cargo vessels cross through airports ...
The world is filling up with GPS dead zones. Nations and individuals alike are deploying cheap but increasingly sophisticated electronic-warfare systems, mostly to thwart attacks by drones and smart ...
More than 1,100 vessels have been hit by GPS interference across the Middle East Gulf since the start of the conflict, according to maritime firm Windward. Experts warn these attacks pose severe risks ...
Within 24 hours of the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, ships in the region’s waters found their navigation systems had gone haywire, erroneously indicating that the vessels were at airports, a ...
GPS denial is no longer a theoretical future threat. It is the environment in which modern forces increasingly operate. China has invested heavily in space and counterspace capabilities designed to ...
The term "GPS" has become ubiquitous in American life. You know it as the foundational technology of navigation apps like Google Maps and Waze, but in most of the world, GPS is just a meaningless trio ...
From a childhood and young adulthood in segregation, West excelled academically and eventually helped model the Earth’s shape. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Liftoff of the GPS III-SV09 mission occurred at 11:53 p.m. ET on Tuesday (Jan. 27). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...
The pilots flying into Denver International Airport could tell something was wrong. In urgent calls to air traffic controllers, they reported that the Global Positioning System was going haywire, ...