Chinese military scientists claim algorithm uses civil flight data to locate suspected Israeli electronic warfare sources
Why It MattersOpen civil flight data can reveal where navigation jamming originates, which puts operators flying near conflict zones on notice that spoofing interference may be traceable.
Chinese military scientists say they have developed an algorithm that can help identify electronic warfare units by using civil aviation flight data. The researchers, described as People's Liberation Army (PLA) scientists, published the algorithm, which estimates the sources of GPS spoofing around Israel from open-source flight data.
They said they had located two sources of interference that were spoofing positions near Israel during the conflict with Iran. The researchers suggested that the patterns detected in one of the target areas, designated target area 1, may have been an att
