Iran Likely Source Of Recent GPS Spoofing Uptick, USAF Says

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Iran is likely the source of a recent uptick in navigation failures caused by spoofing of GPS receivers in commercial aircraft near its borders, the head of U.S. Air Forces in the region said on Oct. 4. “The closer you get to Iran, the more clear it is to me that it’s probably the Iranians who are...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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