FAA tells pilots to go analogue as GNSS 'spoofing' incidents increase
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration is advising pilots to prepare to use conventional navigational aids to manage the risks of ‘spoofing’ attacks on global positioning systems and global navigation satellite systems, Marisa Garcia writes for Forbes. Continue reading original article.
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
7 February 2024 -"The Airbus Flight Data Monitoring has reported a substantial increase in GNSS outages, with 49,605 incidents in 2022 compared to 10,843 in the previous year," the European Business Aircraft Association reported in November last year.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Safety Alert for Operators and noted that "The recent jamming and spoofing incidents may pose increased safety of flight risks due to possible loss of situational awareness and increased pilot and regional Air Traffic Control (ATC) workload issues. Due to the increasing frequency of GPS/GNSS disruptions, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends flight crews put additional emphasis on closely monitoring aircraft equipment performance for any discrepancies or anomalies, promptly informing ATC of any apparent GPS/GNSS degradation, and being prepared to operate without GPS/GNSS navigation systems."
Jamie Whitney, Senior Editor
Military + Aerospace Electronics
