The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through history and develop back-up systems with roots in World War Two radio technology. The drive follows a series of disruptions to shipping navigation systems in recent months and years. "Good navigation is about cross-checking navigation systems, and what better way than having two independent electronic systems." Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as the U.S. Current government policy was "not to run large operational pieces of infrastructure like an eLoran system", he added.

Source: dna August 07, 2017 06:53 UTC