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The DoD wants to ensure their forces can operate if GPS is down. This requirement should be reasonable to most people who aren’t pacifists. So I think the real
by jdavis703 5y ago
The DoD wants to ensure their forces can operate if GPS is down.
This requirement should be reasonable to most people who aren’t pacifists. So I think the real question is, why aren’t senior level DoD and FAA bosses doing more to increase safety during the planned outages?
- rbanffy 5y agoYou can always disable GPS at the edges. Or almost always. And, for the rest, yes, they should at least be talking to each other and publishing NOTAMs when possible (and ensuring the FAA has it covered when it's a surprise drill). OTOH, would it be possible to have other location services such as Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou available as backups (or letting they all vote on your position)?
- jdavis703 5y agoI would hope GPS denial tests also include the alt-GPS systems. Who knows what hardware might have unknown dependencies (one would assume military hardware has all been audited, but assumptions make for poor battle plans.)