[Desecrated]

Can someone tell me how we know these were taken out? I heard a report that said something like "the US destroyed 3 GPS jammers today." How do we know how many specifically and where they were? Seems fishy to me. And obviously incorrect that the US millitary would spend millions on R & D for GPS bombs and not take into account a "jammer" made out of spare radio shack parts. Nice try Russkies.

[wideawake]

How do we know how many specifically and where they were?

I presume we know because they are RF weapons and their RF signalling is traceable.

[Poohbah]

Can someone tell me how we know these were taken out? I heard a report that said something like "the US destroyed 3 GPS jammers today." How do we know how many specifically and where they were?

Because the GPS jammers emit (surprisingly enough) on GPS frequencies.

You simply listen for GPS signals coming from (hang on to your hat here) THE GROUND.

[monday]

"Can someone tell me how we know these were taken out? "

They are housed in large domes. They look like telescope observatories or large radar installations. Easy to spot from the air. They are a bit larger than a few radio shack spare parts but they don't work any better. The Russian company that sold them conned the Iraqis.

This story came out months ago and the US Military has never been worried about the jammers. Makes one wonder why the White House is making such a big deal out of it now?