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SOF Week 2026 Preview | Aviation, Drones & the Future of Special Operations

Ahead of SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, Global SOF Foundation President & CEO Stu Bradin discusses the rapid growth of the event, the launch of the new “Outpost” aviation and drone hub at Peter O’Knight Airport, and why special operations continues to gain strategic importance worldwide.

18 May 2026

America 250: The impact of GPS on the US military and the rest of us

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation since 1776.

4 May 2026

ICAO Cites Threats to Civil Aircraft fm GNSS Disruption – again

The Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization addressed the World Overflight Risk Conference in Vallarta, Malta, on 21 April 2026 and cited GNSS disruptions as a significant threat.

29 April 2026

OCX Cancelled – Space Force way forward for L5

Space Force can stop futzing with as system that has already consumed far too much time and money and move on with improving AEP, the current ground system, and finding other alternatives.

22 April 2026

Will OCX be cancelled soon? – Lots of indicators

A string of statements and actions that probably indicate the troubled OCX program is about to be cancelled for failing to deliver a workable system after 16 years and $8B of effort.

19 April 2026

Spoofing: A Clear And Present Danger For Airlines – Aviation Week

While commercial aircraft are careful to avoid flying over conflict areas, airlines are increasingly confronting a dangerous spillover from war zones—spoofing.

1 April 2026

LA/Long Beach  Port GPS Jamming Story

“UHU Technologies revealed persistent unwanted emissions in the GPS L1-CA band that jammed / impacted critical equipment in the LA ”– Long Beach Ports

30 March 2026

Asia oil tanker crash – GPS spoofing contributes to bad things happening

Ships collide in the dark when one is spoofing its GPS position. An example of the bad things that can happen during spoofing.

09 Sep 2024

Mystery GPS Jamming on NATO Borders Fomenting 'Atmosphere of Threat'

Sustained interference of GPS signals along NATO borders with Russia is intended to sow a "sense of helplessness" within Western societies, allied authorities have told Newsweek as they face off with Moscow in contested areas of northern Europe.

06 March 2024

The growing cooperation between Russia and Iran in electronic warfare raises alarms in Israel

Russia is helping Iran to upgrade its EW capabilities including GPS denial capabilities. This development is being closely followed by Israel and action is being taken to monitor the new development and the ways to deal with it. In addition according to Israeli defense sources Russia shared with Iran the lessons it learned from operating EW and GPS denial systems in Syria, while the Israeli airforce attacked Iranian related targets.

06 March 2024

FAA Tells Pilots To Go Analogue As GNSS ‘Spoofing’ Incidents Increase

The Federal Aviation Administration is advising pilots to prepare to use conventional navigational aids to manage the risks of ‘spoofing’ attacks on global positioning systems and global navigation satellite systems.

03 February 2024

GPS interference caused the FAA to reroute Texas air traffic. Experts stumped

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of mysterious GPS interference that, over the past few days, has closed one runway at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and prompted some aircraft in the region to be rerouted to areas where signals were working properly.

19 October 2022