[Milsurplus] Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigation

[Peter Gottlieb]

Isn't that how they captured one of our military drones?



On 8/7/2017 8:34 PM, Gene Smar wrote:
> After the two US Navy ships were captured then released by Iranian
> Revolutionary Guard sailors last year, I read several accounts that reported
> the US sailors later said their GPS went haywire while passing near Iranian
> waters.  The articles speculated that the Iranians were able to spoof GPS
> signals and "lure" the vessels close to shore.  Here's one reference:
> https://sofrep.com/46818/gps-spoofing-how-iran-tricked-us-patrol-boats-into-
> capture/ .
>
> What's old is new again.
>
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert Nickels
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 5:42 PM
> To: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship
> navigation
>
> There's been talk of this for some time, but now it seems that South Korea
> is motivated to make it happen (for some reason!) and eLoran is getting
> major media attention:
>
> ttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-shipping-gps-cyber-idUSKBN1AN0HT
>
> Residents are opposing the antenna installation - so what's new? (Note that
> a bill to restore the eLoran system has been passed by the US House and will
> go to the Senate for approval).
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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