Global Positioning System

:GPS redirects here. For other uses of the acronym GPS, see GPS (disambiguation).

GPS jamming

A large part of modern munitions, the so-called "smart bombs" or precision-guided munitions, use GPS.

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GPS jammers are available, from Russia, and are about the size of a cigarette box.

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The U.S. government believes that such jammers were used occasionally during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.

Related Topics:
U.S. government - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan

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Some officials believe that jammers could be used to attract the precision-guided munitions towards noncombatant infrastructure, other officials believe that the jammers are completely ineffective. In either case, the jammers are attractive targets for anti-radiation missiles.

Related Topics:
Noncombatant - Anti-radiation missile

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