Sean Gorman, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 17 May 2024 19:25:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Sean Gorman, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Global navigation jamming will only get worse. The U.S. needs to move fast https://spacenews.com/global-navigation-jamming-will-only-get-worse-us-needs-move-fast/ https://spacenews.com/global-navigation-jamming-will-only-get-worse-us-needs-move-fast/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=424196 A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite.
A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite.

Jamming and spoofing attacks on GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are becoming increasingly common as geopolitical crises escalate, creating major challenges and risks for aviation, shipping and other critical services across the world. 

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America is losing its GPS dominance to China’s BeiDou satnav https://spacenews.com/america-losing-gps-dominance-china-beidou-satnav/ https://spacenews.com/america-losing-gps-dominance-china-beidou-satnav/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:24:33 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=363426 A rocket lifts off from a launch tower, with a plume of fire and smoke billowing beneath.
A rocket lifts off from a launch tower, with a plume of fire and smoke billowing beneath.

America's GPS is falling behind China's BeiDou satnav, which poses a problem for the ability of the U.S. to wield soft power.

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