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Friday, March 20, 2026
GPS jamming in the straight of Hormuz
This is not surprising, but it is pretty interesting, especially the guy in Dubai where Google Maps puts him in the middle of the straight. The discussion about why the Iranians probably have not mined the straight is also pretty interesting.
GPS jamming affects navigation at sea....for those sailors who can't navigate the old fashioned way...and it also interferes with the accuracy of many of our weapons systems. Any strategist for this war who didn't see, and plan, for it coming is a moron.
I didn't watch the video. I assume GPS used for targeting is hardened against jamming, spoofing, hacking. That is, a stand alone sooper sekrit system restricted to use by one client.
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GPS jamming affects navigation at sea....for those sailors who can't navigate the old fashioned way...and it also interferes with the accuracy of many of our weapons systems. Any strategist for this war who didn't see, and plan, for it coming is a moron.
Brilliant (need I add a sarc here).
Just cause an Oil Tanker to miss a turn and clog one of the TWO passageways in the strait just like the Suez Canal
SNIP The ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March 2021 was the Ever Given, a container ship that caused a significant disruption to global trade.
Between this sort of idiocy and Israel blowing up every CIVILIAN Leader who might be able to establish diplomacy...
No surprise here. Not a bit... Seen it before.
The reasoning on mines made sense to me. I was worried about the lack of minesweepers.
GPS is a convenience. There are many methods to plot position and course which do not involve the use of GPS.
The problem comes where routing or arrivals are designed to depend upon GPS. One example would be GPS approaches as in aviation.
I didn't watch the video.
I assume GPS used for targeting is hardened against jamming, spoofing, hacking. That is, a stand alone sooper sekrit system restricted to use by one client.
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