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GPS
The United States' satellite navigation system, and the most widely used GNSS. It provides positioning and precise timing that underpin far more than navigation, including communications and financial networks.
The United States’ satellite navigation system, and the most widely used GNSS. It provides positioning and precise timing that underpin far more than navigation, including communications and financial networks.
Why it matters
GPS is the most widely used GNSS and the one adversaries most often jam or spoof; because timing and position from it underpin communications, power, and finance, its denial is a systemic, not local, problem.
Standards & authorities
- IS-GPS-200 (GPS Interface Specification)
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Frequently asked
What is GPS?
The United States' satellite navigation system, and the most widely used GNSS. It provides positioning and precise timing that underpin far more than navigation, including communications and financial networks.
Why does GPS matter for defense and counter-UAS operators?
GPS is the most widely used GNSS and the one adversaries most often jam or spoof; because timing and position from it underpin communications, power, and finance, its denial is a systemic, not local, problem.
What standard or authority governs GPS?
GPS is defined or governed by IS-GPS-200 (GPS Interface Specification).