SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 4, 2025Interesting Engineering

Rising GPS interference risks planes and critical systems, can atomic clocks save us?

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GPS interference has become a critical threat to aviation safety and global infrastructure, with incidents of jamming and spoofing on the rise. To combat this, researchers are developing portable atomic clocks and alternative navigation technologies that could provide more resilient positioning and timing systems not reliant on vulnerable satellite signals.

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