Yes, our GPS system and their Glonass system are targets for disruption. This affects guided weapons primarily, though I recognize some think the Russians are (solely) trying to terrorize civilians (and at times this has definitely been the case).Waffledynamics said:Quote:
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Ukraine in interference with Russian communication satellites, calls it unprecedented violation of international law
https://liveuamap.com/en/2023/5-april-russian-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-accused-ukraine
The satellites themselves?
This is considered basically 'normal' warfare nowadays I guess:
It would be a bit surprising if this stuff was…not targeted for jamming. Frankly, SpaceX has gotten a lot of credit for providing the connectivity the Ukrainians have relied on (including for offensive drones/operations for a while) but this is attributable to the fact that it is a new, low earth orbit constellation (a few hundred miles instead of around 12,000 miles up like GPS, making them a much different signal/band/speed to jam).Quote:
WASHINGTON: The Russian military's jamming of GPS signals and communications satellites in Ukraine is considered by the US government as essentially a routine wartime activity, according to a senior State Department official.
Judging from actual real world actions during recent conflicts around the globe, Washington and Moscow appear to be on the same page with this issue a good thing for avoiding conflict between the two nuclear powers. But there may be a growing disconnect between the two sides on the question of satellite interference outside of direct conflict, with a senior Russian official earlier this month making the surprising claim that doing so is an act of war.
During a March 17 virtual conversation at the National Security Space Association,Eric Desautels, acting deputy assistant secretary for emerging security challenges and defense policy in State's Arms Control, Verification and Compliance bureau, explained that the US military has its own jamming capabilities for use in conflict zones.
"For example, the United States has our own communications jammer known as the CCS system," he said. "We think that jamming is probably a normal part of conflict."
CCS is the Space Force's Counter Communications System, a mobile communications satellite jammer built by L3Harris and first fielded in 2004. The system has been upgraded routinely over the last 20 years, with the latest upgrade, called Block 10.2, declared operational in March 2020.
