DOD “Red Flag” exercise ushers in GPS jamming season across West

[BlackHatGuy]

And you thought Ars Technica had nothing of interest to backpackers…

For much of February—and in some places, well into March—the US military will be jamming signals from the Global Positioning System as part of training exercises over vast swaths of the Western United States, as well as in smaller areas surrounding major military facilities across the US.

[Ken Thompson]

This will wreak havoc on the transportation industry.

[Greg Mihalik]

“The jamming will be restricted for the most part to periods between 11pm and 2am Eastern Time. This is when commercial air traffic is at its least dense, so the impact on air travel should be negligible. But the exact times may vary.”

[Ken Thompson]

I was thinking ground transportation.

Lost Uber drivers.

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