OFW-6: Fragile Precision, GPS Vulnerabilities in Modern Warfare

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E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, Retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

'On Future War' is a 12-part series exploring the evolving landscape of military strategy and defense technologies with a focus on the Indo-Pacific.

On this episode, longtime FPP friend Brian "Sunshine" Sinclair explains the U.S. military's dependence on GPS and the system's vulnerability to jamming and interference. Sunshine provides a detailed explanation of how GPS works, its evolution over time, and the challenges associated with implementing effective jamming techniques. The conversation highlights the importance of anti-spoofing measures and ongoing efforts to improve GPS resilience.

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0:00.0	Hello and this
0:04.7	this week we bring you the sixth installment of on future war a monthly series
0:10.1	by our friends at authentic media in in cooperation with Cubic Defense.
0:14.3	In this episode, Scott Chafian, a frequent host of the On Future War series,
0:18.8	he welcomes back a longtime fighter pilot podcast friend, Brian Sinclair. You remember him from our first 60 or so
0:25.4	episodes well anyway Roger and sunshine as they go by they explore the critical role of
0:31.2	global positioning systems in military operations, they dive into the
0:35.2	fundamentals of GPS, as it's called, its indispensable military applications, the ever-present
0:41.0	challenges posed by jamming and the strategies and technologies essential
0:45.8	for enhancing GPS resilience in today's complex defense landscape.
0:50.3	It's exciting, it's all here on this month's On Future episode. Here we go.
0:58.6	As technologies and geopolitics change, so does the nature of warfare. Welcome back to On FutureWorld.
1:05.3	A series sponsored by Cubic Defense that looks at emerging technologies and
1:09.9	how they may affect peer and near peer level conflict in-level conflict in the future,
1:14.3	particularly in the Indo-Pacific region,
1:16.8	with a specific focus on military tactics, operations, and strategy,
1:21.6	and their interaction with the other instruments of national security policy.
1:26.4	The future is now.
1:30.3	The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
1:45.0	Mr. Gurbacher tear down this wall.
1:49.0	The people who knocked these buildings down
1:52.0	will hear all of us soon. Welcome back to On Future War. We continue today in Phase 2 tactical technology with my guest Brian Sunshine Sinclair.
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