Who Cares about the Baltic Jammer? Terrestrial Navigation in Baltic Sea Region [video]
4 months ago
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- Reports of GNSS interference in the Baltic Sea are common, affecting airplanes, ships, and timing systems.
- R-Mode is a terrestrial navigation system developed since 2017, independent of satellites, using existing radio beacons.
- The Baltic Sea serves as the main testbed for R-Mode due to frequent GNSS jamming and spoofing incidents.
- GNSS interference has practical consequences like aircraft losing navigation data and ships switching to manual control.
- The development of R-Mode involved designing compatible signals, installing coastal transmitters, and testing in rough conditions.
- R-Mode transitioned from a research project to critical infrastructure, attracting military and strategic interest.
- ESA's plan to build a satellite backup system is noted to have the same vulnerabilities as current GNSS systems.