Posted on 09/16/2011 4:58:32 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
N.Korea Jammed U.S. Reconnaissance Plane GPS
A U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency landing during annual South Korea-U.S. military exercises in March when North Korea jammed its GPS device, it emerged Thursday.
According to a report the Defense Ministry submitted to Democratic Party lawmaker Ahn Kyu-baek of the National Assembly's Defense Committee, the RC-7B took off from its base at 8:30 p.m. on March 4 but had to make an emergency landing about 45 minutes later due to disruption of its GPS functions by jamming signals transmitted from Haeju and Kaesong in North Korea at intervals of five to 10 minutes that afternoon.
U.S. soldiers get off Korean Air aircraft at the Korean Air Force Airport in Daegu to participate in the Key Resolve/Foal Eagle joint exercises on March 8. The jamming signals also disrupted the GPS devices of coastal patrol boats and speed boats of the South Korean Navy. Several civilian aircraft in the Gimpo area were also affected.
The North deploys vehicle-mounted jammers that can disrupt signals within 50-100 km and is reportedly developing a jamming device capable of disrupting signals more than 100 km away.
They used it. We now know about it. It is only a matter of time until it is useless.
The mere fact that they used this type of device tells me a number of things that I will not discuss on this thread.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
“What military “unit” did you serve in?”
United States Air Force. 1965 - 1969. Two tours Viet Nam 1967 - 1969. Rank at separation SSGT. And yes I lead my own crews/teams/squad whatever you prefer to call them, in Viet Nam.
Since then 35 years in Aerospace 25 years in Program Management many years on highly classified programs. Now retired
WHAT? You don't believe that FR is a SCIF?
Hostile act. Next time let they turn on that jammer, let them eat a HARM.
If your turn on your radar to acquire the target, the WILD WEASEL knows your address.
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I think this is a story about nothing. Seriously.
“NK Territories in Cyberspace”
http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?162-NK-Territories-in-Cyberspace
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