The Russian Ministry of Defense recently received a batch of Krassukha-4 mobile electronic warfare complexes, capable of blurring spy satellite radars, ground-based radars and airborne command and control (SDCA) systems, writes the daily newspaper. Izvestia of April 25, 2013. “Before the end of the year, the electronic war brigades will receive several Krassoukha, which will […]
Read MoreRussian army gets “elite drone hunters”
The radar jammer can disrupt enemy communications, preventing ground control stations from piloting their drones via satellite. The Russian army has just created a land unit specializing in the fight against enemy drones. The unit – the first of its kind in Russia – uses a radar signal jammer system that, in theory, can cut […]
Read MoreIs the GPS threatened
Since the early 2000s, our dependence on satellite positioning systems has grown steadily. From defense, security, management and transportation, these systems are used today for an ever-growing range of critical applications and have become indispensable for positioning themselves accurately anywhere in the world. . However, this dependence entails risks that could hinder what we now […]
Read MoreUS researcher: Israel’s GPS jamming comes from a Russian base in Syria
The signal that has drone jammer satellite navigation of aircraft flying in Israeli airspace in recent weeks comes from a Russian air base in Syria, according to data collected by a US researcher. This interference caused by the reception of the Global Positioning System (GPS) does not seem to specifically target Israel, the Jewish state would […]
Read MoreMilitarization of space, anti-satellite weapons, collateral damage: the new arms race of the space powers
In March 2019, India became the fourth country, after the United States, Russia and China, to prove its ability to destroy a satellite in low Earth orbit by destroying its own spacecraft. Indian Prime Minister Modi describes this feat as a major accomplishment allowing India to become a real space power. This successful trial is […]
Read MoreHow to act against drones
Posted on February 25, 2015 at 20:29, updated on February 26, 2015 at 13:43 How to act against drones? The question taunts the public authorities while the overflights of sensitive or prohibited areas are multiplying in France, often without it being possible to question the drivers or owners. Unable to destroy these devices by shooting […]
Read MoreReport calls Russia a pioneer of GPS spoofing attacks
Russian military and intelligence operations are increasingly using GPS spoofing to protect sensitive locations and cause disruptions beyond the country’s borders or in military zones, a report released this week revealed. The report, written by the Advanced Defense Center (C4ADS), analyzed 9,883 GPS spoofing incidents in Russia and around Russia over the past three years. […]
Read MoreHow the police fight against drones
The flight over Monday Fort Brégançon proves that the threat can come from the sky. The miniature camera was neutralized by a “jammer rifle”, tested recently at Castellet by the gendarmerie. Eagles are also used to intercept drones. Scenario of polar reality? Venezuelan authorities claim that President Maduro was the target of an assassination attempt […]
Read MoreThe scrambled GPS system in the Eastern Mediterranean? An issue of maritime safety and strategic autonomy
Since the beginning of the year, in the East of the Mediterranean, many ships have been confronted with sudden failures of their GPS [1], impacting their activity but especially their safety. Located around the Suez Canal and in an area from eastern Cyprus to the Lebanese coast, these failures, taken very seriously, were the subject […]
Read MoreThe ultra secret weapon that allows Putin to establish his supremacy in the electronic warfare in Syria
Russia knew from the outset that NATO’s air and space surveillance systems were able to control the full activity of Russian military aircraft based in Syria. Thanks to the RC135 American reconnaissance aircraft, the British Sentinel R1 planes, the AWACS radar aircraft and the Predator unmanned observation aircraft, deployed on Syria’s borders, it is possible […]
Read MoreSaab develops an offensive electronic war nacelle
Saab is currently testing an electronic war nacelle called Arexis. This pod can be carried by hunters for offensive jamming missions. Saab relied in part on the Gripen E electronic warfare system to develop an electronic warp pod with gps jammer capabilities called Arexis. Packaged in a 350 kg gondola that can be carried by […]
Read MoreWhy France must prepare for Star Wars
It is a discreet Russian satellite, known as Louch (or Olymp). Launched in 2014, the craft was quickly reported sniffing a bit too close to the US operator Intelsat satellites located in the geostationary orbit (36,000 km from the Earth). It was just an aperitif. Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly revealed Friday (September 7th) that […]
Read MoreFlight over Fort Brégançon: the drone neutralized by jamming GNSS
This would be the first known case of drone disabled by GPS jammer in France. GPS is a type of GNSS, but not the only one. GNSS is the term used for systems with global coverage: Here is the equipment used to scramble the GPS of the drone, it is manufactured by Hypercable, which […]
Read MoreThe technological change of the Army, the case of the Scorpion program
The Army has entered more than ever into a period of extensive renewal of many of its equipment. Many of them are currently out of breath, not only by their entry into service, which can be as much as four decades, but also by the very fast pace of external operations in recent years. Thus, […]
Read MoreFrance is preparing for the real Star Wars
Star Wars is not just a movie. The French and Italian military learned it to their cost last year, victims of an act of espionage at 36 000 km altitude! Their joint satellite Athena-Fidus, which allows to plan the operations of their armies and exchange information, has been approached by the Russian satellite Louch-Olymp. So […]
Read MoreRussia: how Vladimir Putin blurs the GPS waves in his way
Russia: how Vladimir Putin blurs the GPS waves on his GPS, there is sometimes frying on the line. This is particularly the case with each move of Vladimir Putin. The strange thing is that the surrounding boats have GPS problems. Their coordinates, suddenly, are false. In the space jargon, these “errors” of positioning are the […]
Read MoreTo neutralize the Iranian drone, the US military used a new jamming system
The US military did not use traditional weaponry to neutralize an Iranian drone. It has implemented an anti-drone device to break its means of communication. It is not good at the moment to be a drone in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz: on June 20, Iran shot down a RQ-4 Global Hawk of […]
Read MoreRussian jammers have attracted the attention of Chinese media. For the Sina portal, this weapon is a real “puzzle” facing the US, the navigation systems of the Pentagon being an indispensable tool for any mission of the army
Russian electronic gps jammer are able to decommission US GPS receivers and are a real “puzzle” for the United States, writes Chinese portal Sina. As the report indicates, Russian aircraft can paralyze the Pentagon’s GPS systems, forcing the US to concede “one defeat after another”. The absence of the GPS signal significantly reduces the combat […]
Read MoreGPS scrambling and deception: the report of the American organization C4ADS accusing Russia
The scrambled or lured GPS is almost as old as the Global Positioning System. But the report “Above us only stars” – just released by the American organization C4ADS – presents for the first time a synthesis of nearly ten thousand cases of GPS decoy in Russia and Syria between February 2016 and November 2018 […]
Read MoreJammer: Deadly anti-portable weapon
An act punishable by a fine of 450 euros in France, where only penitentiary centers and theaters are allowed to equip “radio facilities making inoperable mobile phones. “(Article L33-3 and 39-2 of the Post and Electronic Communications Code) Provider of twenty French prisons, Pierre-Yves Daumas and his company Magnum Telecom, also delivered individuals until they […]
Read MoreElectronic jamming disrupts operations of anti-jihadist coalition in Syria
At the GEOINT 2018 Symposium, held in Tampa, Florida, by the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, General Raymond Thomas, the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Chief, delivered valuable information from specialized sites. The War Zone and Breaking Defense. Thus, he said, Syria has become “the most aggressive electronic warfare environment on the planet. And to add: […]
Read MoreSpatial military, France would it go on the offensive
In the face of threats in space, France could change its doctrine. In a context of self-defense, she could go into offensive mode. This will be one of the topics addressed at the Paris Air Forum, organized by La Tribune and will take place on June 14 at the Maison de la Mutualité. General Michel […]
Read MoreHow did the United States shoot down an unarmed Iranian UAV
The US Navy used for the first time a new generation electronic weapon to detect and neutralize a so-called Iranian drone that was approaching too close to its fleet in the Strait of Hormuz. Explanations. Among the recurring incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the latest is an Iranian drone shot down by […]
Read MoreMilitary plane with WLAN jammer
As the title says, I sometimes have a problem with the WLAN. I live in MV and every now and then an airplane flies – probably from the Bundeswehr – over my place of residence. I connected my PC via WiFi jammer and notice a rising ping when the plane is in the air. If […]
Read MoreBattling Pokémon trespassers with GPS Jamming
Last month I interviewed Guy Buesnel, a security technologist for Spirent Communications, about the threat of GPS spoofing created by the desire of Pokémon GO players to cheat the game. GPS spoofing is the ability to fake or spoof your location. In other words, your GPS receiver reports a false location rather that the actual […]
Read MoreNATO has to turn off GPS jammers during maneuvers
In advance, it should have been given by the military notifications, according to which the GPS functionality may be disturbed in the region of these days. However, this message did not reach many inhabitants of the region. For example, fishermen were suddenly exposed to a situation in which their position-finding instruments were no longer functioning, […]
Read MoreJamming or spoofing drones – what works and what does not
What does the so-called “jamming” or “spoofing” of a drone mean? What is the difference? Pilots use remote controls to connect and control their drones. However, these radio signals between remote control and drone can be interrupted. An umbrella term for intentional radio signal interruption is “gps jammer“. But there are other ways to disrupt […]
Read MoreGSM blocker, wifi and GPS jammer and other jammers legally in Germany
The note that this text does not represent legal advice, it can already guess: The subject of GSM jammer, or mobile phone block is a hot dog in Germany. And that’s just as well. The damage that can be caused by improper use is enormous, possibly even fatal. Handyblocker or GPS jammer are devices that are available […]
Read MoreGPS jammers do not disturb missiles
Last Saturday, the US and its allies fired over 110 Tomahawk missiles at targets in Libya. Tomahawks are equipped with GPS satellite navigation systems. GPS signals transmitted with low energy from distant satellites are susceptible to interference, according to Technology Review. signal interference The disruption of GPS signals is operated by North Korea as well […]
Read MoreWith jammers, Iraq is trying to distract American precision weapons. But what can the devices really do
The box is barely larger than a cell phone, costs a few hundred dollars and apparently makes remarkable achievements: It should be able to turn US precision weapons into aberrations. “GPS jammer” are called these jammers, of which the Americans so far have tracked down and destroyed. They block the signals of the “Global Positioning […]
Read MoreWith the mobile phone direction finder on the school toilet
High school graduates use mobile phones to cheat themselves through exams, schools try to prevent the fraud with modern technology. A British manufacturer of cell phone blockers is expected to receive increased demand from Germany – while the use of devices in this country is still controversial. The thing itself looks like a cell phone, […]
Read MoreRinging behind bars – cell phone blocker in jail
Even behind bars, many a law is broken – often with the help of mobile phones. The country now wants to use mobile phone calls with jammers to plan drug trafficking and escape attempts behind prison walls. Nationwide, the project is so far unique, said the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Justice Ulrich Goll (FDP) on Tuesday […]
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