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Global positioning satellites have become ‘quite vulnerable’ the more we have come to rely on them in everyday life and warImage: picture alliance \/dpa<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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If you have ever used a smartphone map or watched a delivery vehicle move across a tracking app, you have used GPS.<\/p>\n

What many people do not realize is that GPS \u2014 the US’s\u00a0Global Positioning System \u2014 is only one part of a broader family known as global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).<\/p>\n

Four global satellite<\/a> systems circle Earth. They guide aircraft, ships, cars and trucks, or tourists looking for a place to eat. But they also play a central role in war.<\/p>\n

How do satellites tell you where you are?<\/h2>\n

At its core, satellite navigation is a matter of time. GNSS satellites carry\u00a0<\/span>extremely precise\u00a0<\/span>atomic clocks and constantly broadcast two key pieces of information: their exact position in orbit and the exact moment the signal was sent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on Earth, r<\/span>eceiver<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0your<\/span>\u00a0smartphone<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0car<\/span>\u00a0or scooter<\/span>, or\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>air<\/span>plane or ship<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>pick up these\u00a0<\/span>signals\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>determine<\/span>\u00a0their exact position.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They do that\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0signals\u00a0<\/span>from the four<\/span>\u00a0satellites<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0provid<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0data on<\/span>\u00a0latitude,\u00a0<\/span>longitude<\/span>\u00a0and altitude \u2014 plus one to smooth out any timing errors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GNSS\u00a0<\/span>technology\u00a0<\/span>is highly\u00a0<\/span>accurate<\/span>\u00a0and fast.\u00a0<\/span>It is<\/span>\u00a0deeply embedded in everyday life. But it\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>comes with\u00a0a hidden\u00a0fragility<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Signals from global navigation satellite systems are quite vulnerable,” Dana Goward, president of the<\/span>\u00a0Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation<\/span>\u00a0in the US<\/span>, told DW.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“They are exceptionally weak \u2014 meaning that any radio noise near their frequency, accidental or malicious, can interfere with reception,” said Goward. “I am confident that there are people in every government who understand the problem. The challenge is getting leadership to both understand and act to reduce the risk.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Four global navigation powers: US, Russia, Europe, China<\/h2>\n

The first two global navigation systems were developed in the 1970s<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0during the Cold War<\/a> between the US and the then-Soviet Union<\/a> .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The US<\/span>\u00a0develop<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0GPS<\/span>, which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>became<\/span>\u00a0the first satellite navigation network to reach full global coverage. It\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0the most widely used navigation system in the world<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Around the same time,\u00a0<\/span>Soviet Russia\u00a0<\/span>developed GLONASS.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then, w<\/span>hen\u00a0<\/span>in the early 2000s\u00a0the European Union decided that relying solely on GPS le<\/span>ft<\/span>\u00a0Europe too dependent on US strategic infrastructure,<\/span>\u00a0it\u00a0<\/span>bega<\/span>n building Galileo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

China’s BeiDou system<\/a> is the newest of the four networks.\u00a0<\/span>As in Europe,<\/span>\u00a0Chinese military planners\u00a0<\/span>wanted to reduce their reliance on the US’s<\/span>\u00a0GPS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The four systems are\u00a0<\/span>very similar<\/span>, and “dual-use” \u2014 designed\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>civilian and military<\/span>\u00a0purposes<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo all use very similar orbits<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0with a similar number of s<\/span>atellites\u00a0<\/span>at around 19,000 to 23,000 kilometers altitude,” said Malcolm Macdonald, a professor of satellite engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. “BeiDou augments\u00a0<\/span>[its system with]<\/span>\u00a0higher altitude orbits to support local coverage over Asia.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each system can ping to any point on Earth at any one time<\/span>, even if\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0as small as your wristwatch<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Most devices will use multiple constellations<\/span>\u00a0[of satellites]<\/span>. It depends on the device, for example<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0my\u00a0<\/span>own\u00a0<\/span>smart<\/span>watch can use GPS and<\/span>\u00a0GLONASS<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and I can tell it to use either, or both.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Japan and India<\/a> own and\u00a0<\/span>operate<\/span>\u00a0similar systems, but\u00a0<\/span>theirs do not cover the entire planet. They<\/span>\u00a0only\u00a0<\/span>provid<\/span>e regional<\/span>\u00a0navigation data<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How GPS jamming can affect your life \u2014 Shift<\/h2>\n

How global navigation systems are used in war<\/h2>\n

Increasingly, armed forces depend on satellite navigation for logistics, mapping\u00a0and operational planning.<\/p>\n

They are used to guide weapons, including cruise missiles and so-called smart bombs. Militaries also use navigation satellites to control drones.<\/p>\n

But this has made satellites a target themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In conflicts, such as the Russia-Ukraine war<\/a>, both sides have used electronic warfare tactics, like “jamming,<\/a>” interfering\u00a0with satellite navigation signals to disrupt their transmission, and “spoofing,” deceiving\u00a0GPS-based systems on the ground.\u00a0Spoofing is more difficult than jamming,\u00a0but it offers the opportunity to baffle the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Your navigation system may be saying that you are moving at 400 knots and leaving Helsinki airport, where in reality, you are in a car travelling at 120 kilometers-an-hour outside Berlin,” said Thomas Withington, an electronic warfare analyst at the UK’s Royal United Services Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

The technique could be used to hide the location of, for example,<\/span>\u00a0a Russian shadow fleet<\/a> that is trying to transit a certain region and remain undetected.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It has also been used to inject small errors into a ship’s location as it transits the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which then causes that ship to enter a country’s territorial waters by mistake, allowing that country to board and force it to shore for illegal entry,” said Macdonald.<\/p>\n

Goward said this was potentially a bigger threat for Europe and the US than Russia and China<\/span>, because while\u00a0<\/span>Russia and China have “domestic, terrestrial systems to complement and backup GNSS, the<\/span>\u00a0West does not.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And the “frustrating thing” is that there is no one technology that will effectively neutralize the problem that GNSS disruption causes, said Withington<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There have been attempts\u00a0<\/span>to develop<\/span>\u00a0technological alternatives to GNSS.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>But for now<\/span>, said Withington,\u00a0<\/span>one of the “most expedient” options in war\u00a0<\/span>is “<\/span>simply hunting down the jammer and destroying it.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by: Zulfikar Abbany<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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If you have ever used a smartphone map or watched a delivery vehicle move across a tracking app, you have used GPS.<\/p>\n

What many people do not realize is that GPS \u2014 the US’s\u00a0Global Positioning System \u2014 is only one part of a broader family known as global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).<\/p>\n

Four global satellite<\/a> systems circle Earth. They guide aircraft, ships, cars and trucks, or tourists looking for a place to eat. But they also play a central role in war.<\/p>\n

How do satellites tell you where you are?<\/h2>\n

At its core, satellite navigation is a matter of time. GNSS satellites carry\u00a0<\/span>extremely precise\u00a0<\/span>atomic clocks and constantly broadcast two key pieces of information: their exact position in orbit and the exact moment the signal was sent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on Earth, r<\/span>eceiver<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0your<\/span>\u00a0smartphone<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0car<\/span>\u00a0or scooter<\/span>, or\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>air<\/span>plane or ship<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>pick up these\u00a0<\/span>signals\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>determine<\/span>\u00a0their exact position.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They do that\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0signals\u00a0<\/span>from the four<\/span>\u00a0satellites<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0provid<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0data on<\/span>\u00a0latitude,\u00a0<\/span>longitude<\/span>\u00a0and altitude \u2014 plus one to smooth out any timing errors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GNSS\u00a0<\/span>technology\u00a0<\/span>is highly\u00a0<\/span>accurate<\/span>\u00a0and fast.\u00a0<\/span>It is<\/span>\u00a0deeply embedded in everyday life. But it\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>comes with\u00a0a hidden\u00a0fragility<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Signals from global navigation satellite systems are quite vulnerable,” Dana Goward, president of the<\/span>\u00a0Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation<\/span>\u00a0in the US<\/span>, told DW.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“They are exceptionally weak \u2014 meaning that any radio noise near their frequency, accidental or malicious, can interfere with reception,” said Goward. “I am confident that there are people in every government who understand the problem. The challenge is getting leadership to both understand and act to reduce the risk.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Four global navigation powers: US, Russia, Europe, China<\/h2>\n

The first two global navigation systems were developed in the 1970s<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0during the Cold War<\/a> between the US and the then-Soviet Union<\/a> .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The US<\/span>\u00a0develop<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0GPS<\/span>, which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>became<\/span>\u00a0the first satellite navigation network to reach full global coverage. It\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0the most widely used navigation system in the world<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Around the same time,\u00a0<\/span>Soviet Russia\u00a0<\/span>developed GLONASS.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then, w<\/span>hen\u00a0<\/span>in the early 2000s\u00a0the European Union decided that relying solely on GPS le<\/span>ft<\/span>\u00a0Europe too dependent on US strategic infrastructure,<\/span>\u00a0it\u00a0<\/span>bega<\/span>n building Galileo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

China’s BeiDou system<\/a> is the newest of the four networks.\u00a0<\/span>As in Europe,<\/span>\u00a0Chinese military planners\u00a0<\/span>wanted to reduce their reliance on the US’s<\/span>\u00a0GPS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The four systems are\u00a0<\/span>very similar<\/span>, and “dual-use” \u2014 designed\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>civilian and military<\/span>\u00a0purposes<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo all use very similar orbits<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0with a similar number of s<\/span>atellites\u00a0<\/span>at around 19,000 to 23,000 kilometers altitude,” said Malcolm Macdonald, a professor of satellite engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. “BeiDou augments\u00a0<\/span>[its system with]<\/span>\u00a0higher altitude orbits to support local coverage over Asia.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each system can ping to any point on Earth at any one time<\/span>, even if\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0as small as your wristwatch<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Most devices will use multiple constellations<\/span>\u00a0[of satellites]<\/span>. It depends on the device, for example<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0my\u00a0<\/span>own\u00a0<\/span>smart<\/span>watch can use GPS and<\/span>\u00a0GLONASS<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and I can tell it to use either, or both.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Japan and India<\/a> own and\u00a0<\/span>operate<\/span>\u00a0similar systems, but\u00a0<\/span>theirs do not cover the entire planet. They<\/span>\u00a0only\u00a0<\/span>provid<\/span>e regional<\/span>\u00a0navigation data<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How GPS jamming can affect your life \u2014 Shift<\/h2>\n

How global navigation systems are used in war<\/h2>\n

Increasingly, armed forces depend on satellite navigation for logistics, mapping\u00a0and operational planning.<\/p>\n

They are used to guide weapons, including cruise missiles and so-called smart bombs. Militaries also use navigation satellites to control drones.<\/p>\n

But this has made satellites a target themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In conflicts, such as the Russia-Ukraine war<\/a>, both sides have used electronic warfare tactics, like “jamming,<\/a>” interfering\u00a0with satellite navigation signals to disrupt their transmission, and “spoofing,” deceiving\u00a0GPS-based systems on the ground.\u00a0Spoofing is more difficult than jamming,\u00a0but it offers the opportunity to baffle the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Your navigation system may be saying that you are moving at 400 knots and leaving Helsinki airport, where in reality, you are in a car travelling at 120 kilometers-an-hour outside Berlin,” said Thomas Withington, an electronic warfare analyst at the UK’s Royal United Services Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

The technique could be used to hide the location of, for example,<\/span>\u00a0a Russian shadow fleet<\/a> that is trying to transit a certain region and remain undetected.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It has also been used to inject small errors into a ship’s location as it transits the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which then causes that ship to enter a country’s territorial waters by mistake, allowing that country to board and force it to shore for illegal entry,” said Macdonald.<\/p>\n

Goward said this was potentially a bigger threat for Europe and the US than Russia and China<\/span>, because while\u00a0<\/span>Russia and China have “domestic, terrestrial systems to complement and backup GNSS, the<\/span>\u00a0West does not.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And the “frustrating thing” is that there is no one technology that will effectively neutralize the problem that GNSS disruption causes, said Withington<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There have been attempts\u00a0<\/span>to develop<\/span>\u00a0technological alternatives to GNSS.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>But for now<\/span>, said Withington,\u00a0<\/span>one of the “most expedient” options in war\u00a0<\/span>is “<\/span>simply hunting down the jammer and destroying it.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by: Zulfikar Abbany<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If you have ever used a smartphone map or watched a delivery vehicle move across a tracking app, you have used GPS.<\/p>\n

What many people do not realize is that GPS \u2014 the US’s\u00a0Global Positioning System \u2014 is only one part of a broader family known as global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).<\/p>\n

Four global satellite<\/a> systems circle Earth. They guide aircraft, ships, cars and trucks, or tourists looking for a place to eat. But they also play a central role in war.<\/p>\n

At its core, satellite navigation is a matter of time. GNSS satellites carry\u00a0<\/span>extremely precise\u00a0<\/span>atomic clocks and constantly broadcast two key pieces of information: their exact position in orbit and the exact moment the signal was sent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on Earth, r<\/span>eceiver<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0your<\/span>\u00a0smartphone<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0car<\/span>\u00a0or scooter<\/span>, or\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>air<\/span>plane or ship<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>pick up these\u00a0<\/span>signals\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>determine<\/span>\u00a0their exact position.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They do that\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0signals\u00a0<\/span>from the four<\/span>\u00a0satellites<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0provid<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0data on<\/span>\u00a0latitude,\u00a0<\/span>longitude<\/span>\u00a0and altitude \u2014 plus one to smooth out any timing errors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GNSS\u00a0<\/span>technology\u00a0<\/span>is highly\u00a0<\/span>accurate<\/span>\u00a0and fast.\u00a0<\/span>It is<\/span>\u00a0deeply embedded in everyday life. But it\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>comes with\u00a0a hidden\u00a0fragility<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Signals from global navigation satellite systems are quite vulnerable,” Dana Goward, president of the<\/span>\u00a0Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation<\/span>\u00a0in the US<\/span>, told DW.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“They are exceptionally weak \u2014 meaning that any radio noise near their frequency, accidental or malicious, can interfere with reception,” said Goward. “I am confident that there are people in every government who understand the problem. The challenge is getting leadership to both understand and act to reduce the risk.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The first two global navigation systems were developed in the 1970s<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0during the Cold War<\/a> between the US and the then-Soviet Union<\/a> .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The US<\/span>\u00a0develop<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0GPS<\/span>, which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>became<\/span>\u00a0the first satellite navigation network to reach full global coverage. It\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0the most widely used navigation system in the world<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Around the same time,\u00a0<\/span>Soviet Russia\u00a0<\/span>developed GLONASS.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then, w<\/span>hen\u00a0<\/span>in the early 2000s\u00a0the European Union decided that relying solely on GPS le<\/span>ft<\/span>\u00a0Europe too dependent on US strategic infrastructure,<\/span>\u00a0it\u00a0<\/span>bega<\/span>n building Galileo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

China’s BeiDou system<\/a> is the newest of the four networks.\u00a0<\/span>As in Europe,<\/span>\u00a0Chinese military planners\u00a0<\/span>wanted to reduce their reliance on the US’s<\/span>\u00a0GPS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The four systems are\u00a0<\/span>very similar<\/span>, and “dual-use” \u2014 designed\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>civilian and military<\/span>\u00a0purposes<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo all use very similar orbits<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0with a similar number of s<\/span>atellites\u00a0<\/span>at around 19,000 to 23,000 kilometers altitude,” said Malcolm Macdonald, a professor of satellite engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. “BeiDou augments\u00a0<\/span>[its system with]<\/span>\u00a0higher altitude orbits to support local coverage over Asia.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each system can ping to any point on Earth at any one time<\/span>, even if\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0as small as your wristwatch<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Most devices will use multiple constellations<\/span>\u00a0[of satellites]<\/span>. It depends on the device, for example<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0my\u00a0<\/span>own\u00a0<\/span>smart<\/span>watch can use GPS and<\/span>\u00a0GLONASS<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and I can tell it to use either, or both.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Japan and India<\/a> own and\u00a0<\/span>operate<\/span>\u00a0similar systems, but\u00a0<\/span>theirs do not cover the entire planet. They<\/span>\u00a0only\u00a0<\/span>provid<\/span>e regional<\/span>\u00a0navigation data<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Increasingly, armed forces depend on satellite navigation for logistics, mapping\u00a0and operational planning.<\/p>\n

They are used to guide weapons, including cruise missiles and so-called smart bombs. Militaries also use navigation satellites to control drones.<\/p>\n

But this has made satellites a target themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In conflicts, such as the Russia-Ukraine war<\/a>, both sides have used electronic warfare tactics, like “jamming,<\/a>” interfering\u00a0with satellite navigation signals to disrupt their transmission, and “spoofing,” deceiving\u00a0GPS-based systems on the ground.\u00a0Spoofing is more difficult than jamming,\u00a0but it offers the opportunity to baffle the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Your navigation system may be saying that you are moving at 400 knots and leaving Helsinki airport, where in reality, you are in a car travelling at 120 kilometers-an-hour outside Berlin,” said Thomas Withington, an electronic warfare analyst at the UK’s Royal United Services Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

The technique could be used to hide the location of, for example,<\/span>\u00a0a Russian shadow fleet<\/a> that is trying to transit a certain region and remain undetected.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It has also been used to inject small errors into a ship’s location as it transits the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which then causes that ship to enter a country’s territorial waters by mistake, allowing that country to board and force it to shore for illegal entry,” said Macdonald.<\/p>\n

Goward said this was potentially a bigger threat for Europe and the US than Russia and China<\/span>, because while\u00a0<\/span>Russia and China have “domestic, terrestrial systems to complement and backup GNSS, the<\/span>\u00a0West does not.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And the “frustrating thing” is that there is no one technology that will effectively neutralize the problem that GNSS disruption causes, said Withington<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There have been attempts\u00a0<\/span>to develop<\/span>\u00a0technological alternatives to GNSS.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>But for now<\/span>, said Withington,\u00a0<\/span>one of the “most expedient” options in war\u00a0<\/span>is “<\/span>simply hunting down the jammer and destroying it.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by: Zulfikar Abbany<\/em><\/p>\n

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