The location of Nellis Air Force Base is shown. Red Flag 18-1 maneuvers are predicted to impact California, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico
The Warzone/The Drive: USAF Is Jamming GPS In The Western U.S. For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War Exercise
The use of the mysterious jamming technology will impact the navigation of aircraft operating as far away from Nevada as Colorado.
The year's first iteration of the USAF's premier set of aerial war games, known commonly as Red Flag, is kicking off today at Nellis Air Force Base just outside of Las Vegas, but this exercise will be different than any in the past. Not only is it the largest of its kind in the exercise's 42 year history, but the USAF is going to blackout GPS over the sprawling Nevada Test and Training Range to challenge aircrews and their weaponry under realistic fighting conditions. The tactic will spill over throughout the region, with warnings being posted stating inconsistent GPS service could be experienced by aircrews flying throughout the western United States.
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Update #1: Air Force plans to jam aircraft GPS across the western US during massive weeks-long combat training exercise (Daily Mail)
Update #2: USAF Begins Massive GPS Blackouts In The Western US During Largest Ever Air War Drill (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: That is a lot of territory being impact for an exercise.
3 comments:
Looks like the military is getting serious... Hmm, which countries have GPS jamming tech..?
The real question is not who can jam GPS but who could knock out the satellites. Which is often talked about as a first step in a war between peer powers.
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