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Space Force may be done with R-GPS, but Congress isn’t

Written by  Sandra Erwin Thursday, 05 February 2026 11:00
U.S. Space Force Guardians monitor workstations at Vandenberg Space Force Base, home of the Combined Space Operations Center. These operators ensure satellite services, including GPS and missile warning, are accessible by U.S. military forces.

Few modern systems are as consequential — or as exposed — as the Global Positioning System. A temporary loss of access to its positioning, navigation and timing signals would ripple through the global economy and severely impair military operations. Yet despite repeated warnings that GPS signals can be jammed, spoofed or denied — often using […]

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