“Fourteen industry associations, including aviation, automotive, boating, and satellite groups, sent a letter asking the Department of Defense and Department of Transportation to fix the GPS jamming and spoofing situation. Signatories include AEA, AOPA, ALPA, A4A, Aviation Spectrum Resources, GAMA, National Agricultural Aviation Association, NBAA, and others.
“The letter doesn’t ask for developing a backup for GPS but focuses on fixing problems inherent to GPS. ‘The nation’s trust in GPS has been well-placed since it entered service in 1993,’ the letter explained. ‘GPS has never experienced an outage. The U.S. Space Force does an outstanding job ensuring the overall GPS system operates consistently at a 99.99% availability rate. The latest generation of GPS satellites deliver exceptional capabilities to users….
