Military GPS jamming disrupted a medevac flight before fatal New Mexico crash
Investigators documented a lost GPS signal and resumed jamming minutes before impact, but have not determined the crash's probable cause.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: WIRED
Why it matters
Military GPS testing can affect civilian aircraft hundreds of miles away. This crash puts pressure on the FAA and armed services to reconsider how those exercises are scheduled, communicated and halted when crews report navigation failures.
A U.S. military GPS-jamming exercise disrupted the navigation system of an air ambulance before it struck a New Mexico mountainside on May 14th, killing all four people aboard, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report.…
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