GPS Jam Triggers Medevac Tragedy in New Mexico
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Wired reports that a White Sands Missile Range GPS-jamming exercise disabled a civilian medevac’s navigation, causing it to crash into a mountain in May and killing all on board; it’s the first known civilian fatality tied to military GPS interference in U.S. airspace, and comes amid a sharp rise in GPS interference incidents nationwide.
Topics:nation#aviation-safety#electronic-warfare#gps-jamming#medevac-crash#technology#white-sands-missile-range
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