Naval testing

Ya probably some low grade emp type defense

I wonder what this shit does to birds and other animals with sensitive magneto-receptors for navigating

>>17786871
Maybe some more mass birth deaths will be found?

gps jamming devices are quite common so i doubt they are testing such devices. they are having drills fighting in a gps-less environment. since the military is heavily-dependent on gps technology (obviously for use in navigation, weapons targeting etc.), it makes sense that a potential opponent (e.g. china) will target gps satellites to cripple us military's fighting and defense capability. so it only makes sense that the military practice operating in a gps-less war theater in case the satellites get blown up.

Newsflash: the USA owns GPS. The satellites use two codes: a "coarse acquisition" and a "precision" code. Everyone and their mother with a smartphone/tablet/gps device can use the CA code, but guess who can use the P code... Only US military. I am part of an allied military force and even our gps receivers cant read your signals.

Your country can even, with or without notice, introduce errors to the GPS to mess with enemies or whatever serves your purposes.

As >>17787358 said, GPS is used so widely that most developed navies dont even use paper charts, using digital ones wich show your position by gps. In case of failure, there are sailors who weren't alive in the era befor GPS, so learning to plot without using it is a very important skill to have.

>>17787358
Then why wouldn't they just turn off their gps?

Secret underwater meganuke detonation in the pacific.

>>17786854
My GPS has been working fine and I'm stationed on a navy base. In california. Haven't heard about this from anybody.

>>17787426
The link provided shows the actual days they will be testing. It's not going to be right this minute