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Satellite drift might not sound like a problem, but it’s a real-world issue that affects everything from your GPS to emergency communications, and engineers have some clever tricks to keep it all in ...

A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS signals were to get jammed or disrupted. When you purchase through links on our ...

No audio available for this content. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) figures show incidences of GPS signal interference, such as jamming and spoofing, have increased significantly in both ...

A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite. Credit: Public Domain The Global Positioning System (GPS) made its combat operations debut during Operation Desert Storm. Since then, it has evolved into a ...