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 result of a “spoofing”, a usurpation of the GPS signal.
According to US studies, in two years, the Russians have “spoofed” nearly 10,000 times. Electromagnetic bubbles thus protect the Moscow Kremlin, but also oligarchs’ dacha. Moscow is a pioneer in this field tells us the Express, “He who controls the entire electromagnetic spectrum dominate the world”, that was what said a Soviet admiral during the Cold War.
This wave war is back since 2014 in Ukraine, and especially since 2016 in Syria. With its large antennas, the electronic warfare truck Krasukha 4 can jam all kinds of signals up to 300 kilometers around.
A wave war that goes beyond the military
For Western armies, it’s a real worry. The GPS allows them to position their tanks or their ships and improve the precision of the weapons. Today, the military is forced to train to do without GPS. The soldiers learn to move with a map and a compass and the sailors, to move with the stars and the sextant. Ng
This wave war also goes beyond the military. The signal acts as a universal clock in banking transactions. It is used for mobile telephony, Internet, broadcasting, guiding agricultural machinery, and civil aircraft, of course. The powerful Russian jamming is overflowing a bit of the Syrian zone. For three weeks, Tel Aviv airport has been experiencing disruptions.
Civil jammers can disrupt air traffic
Another reason for concern is the multiplication of small civil cell phone jammer. It’s illegal, but it’s easy to get for a handful of euros on Chinese or American websites. They can disrupt an airplane flying at 2,000 meters altitude.
In April 2017, in Nantes, several airliners could not take off because of a jammer remained lit on the cigarette lighter of a vehicle parked in the parking lot of the airport. His owner did not want to be “traced” by his employer.
We are assured that air traffic controllers and pilots can always regain control. Let’s hope so, because in 2030 satellite navigation will become the standard of civil aviation in Europe.