War re Ukraine: Thread

grarpamp grarpamp at gmail.com
Tue Apr 12 13:14:18 PDT 2022


Russia Steps Up Efforts To Jam US-Provided GPS In Ukraine: Pentagon

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/russia-is-jamming-u-s-provided-gps-signals-in-ukraine-u-s-general-says-137519685976
https://www.he360.com/hawkeye-360-signal-detection-reveals-gps-interference-in-ukraine/
https://www.avinc.com/tms/switchblade
https://www.avinc.com/images/uploads/product_docs/PumaAE_Datasheet_2017_Web_v1.1.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9K4N328OI8 Jammed

The Pentagon now says Russia is in the midst of a major jamming
operation attempt of Ukraine's access to GPS signals, which if
successful would have a huge impact on Ukraine's ability to navigate
the battlefield and operate advanced aerial systems such as drones.

What's further is that these latest efforts, which follow widespread
reports that Russia jammed GPS in Ukraine just ahead of the Feb.24
invasion, appear aimed at disrupting new US-supplied equipment, in
particular small advanced drones.
 Vice Chief of Space Operations, Gen. David Thompson

In a Monday NBC interview, Gen. David Thompson of the US Space Force
described that Russia is taking direct aim at communications
infrastructure provided by the US: "Russia is interfering with the
US-provided GPS signals in Ukraine," he said.

NBC show narrator, Pentagon correspondent Tom Costello explained,
"While Russia and China have their own GPS satellites, most of the
world relies on the GPS provided by the US for free."

The report further said, "Russia has also reportedly jammed the GPS
systems used by civilian aircraft along its borders with Finland."

Space Force's Gen. Thompson described that the Russians are making a
"clear statement to us about their intention to threaten our
capabilities" - including the scenario that eventually the Kremlin
could take direct action against US GPS satellites in space.

Additionally, according to The Washington Post:

    European officials have blamed Russia for recent disruptions to
satellite navigation systems used by commercial aircraft in Finland
and the Black Sea. HawkEye 360, a U.S. radio frequency analytics
company, last month said Russia had jammed GPS signals in Ukraine in
the months leading up to the Feb. 24 invasion.

    In November, Russia’s GPS jamming disrupted Ukrainian drones in
Luhansk and Donetsk, HawkEye 360 said. The Switchblade and Puma drones
that the United States has supplied to Ukraine use GPS coordinates to
hit targets and navigate.

It was recently announced that the US would be providing Ukraine's
military with at least 100 Switchblade drone systems, which are used
by US Special Operations Command and act essentially as "robotic smart
bombs" - as in they are one-use only 'kamikaze drones' that guide to
their target via GPS.


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