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GPS Spoofing Raises Alarms

Aircraft using Airway UMB688 in northern Iraq are experiencing complete navigation system failures due to hacking, according to a report.

[Credit: OPSGROUP]
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Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on AVweb.com.

Someone in the Middle East has figured out how to spoof GPS data and it’s playing havoc with aircraft navigation. 

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.

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