1983 illustration of a GPS satellite. Credit: The U.S. National Archives
1983 illustration of a GPS satellite. Credit: The U.S. National Archives

“America is at risk of high impact GPS jamming and spoofing from space” was the title of my SpaceNews opinion article in October 2024. Little did I know that its publication would set into motion a series of events that ended up proving Russia has been jamming GPS from space since 2019. 

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Dana A. Goward is a retired from the U.S. Senior Executive Service and a retired U.S. Coast Guard Captain.