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This isn't about throwing away radar, it's about augmenting the current system with more accurate data for better and safer management of airspace. Most airpla
by sparker72678 7y ago
This isn't about throwing away radar, it's about augmenting the current system with more accurate data for better and safer management of airspace.
Most airplanes already rely heavily on GPS for their own navigation. If GPS is being jammed (or having any other clear issue) they'll fall back to their many other redundant navigation instruments.
If you want to be scared, be scared about spoofing of ILS signals, where a couple of dozen feet of error can be fatal.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/05/the-radio-navigation-planes-use-to-land-safely-is-insecure-and-can-be-hacked/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/05/the-r...
- throw0101a 7y ago> This isn't about throwing away radar, ... *all radar. Certainly around airports radar will be kept, but there are a few (remote?) places where aging infrastructure will not be replaced. On the plus side, there are areas that had no coverage (Gulf of Mexico) which now get traffic information from receivers that are easier to run than radar towers.