• A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    And it’s not only phones: According to maritime insights and data provider Windward, “approximately 970 ships per day have experienced Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) jamming in the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz over the past four days”.

    This is a flex. It’s Iran saying “we can fuck with a lot more than you’re counting on.”

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      18 days ago

      It’s really not much of a flex (all you need is a strong transmitter), and it’s almost certainly not intended as one. They’re doing it because the Israeli and American military use GPS for navigation and targeting.