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Glitch disables 10,000 military GPS receivers



 
 
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Old June 4th 10, 11:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Default Glitch disables 10,000 military GPS receivers

If the military itself can screw up enough to do this without even trying, you
can imagine what a determined adversary could do to civil aviation
deliberately:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6537473.shtml

Just another reason to keep VORs and other navigation methods as back-ups, or
risk the consequences.
 




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