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originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: AdmireTheDistance
A Navy spokesperson said it shortly after the accident. They may have lost steering before the collision but were able to get it back at some point, and get themselves into port.
The warship suffered a steering failure as the warship was beginning its approach into the Strait of Malacca, near Singapore, causing it to collide with a commercial tanker Monday, a US Navy official told us.
The official also said it was unclear why the crew couldn't utilize the ship's backup steering systems to maintain control of ship.
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: dianajune
Great post, DianaJune. I hadn't thought of that. Kim Jong zapping our fleet's navigation systems. Maybe with the help of IRAN too.
originally posted by: Doxanoxa
a reply to: [post=22589676]dianajune[/post
The full article also says...
"In a little noticed June 22 incident, someone manipulated GPS signals in the eastern part of the Black Sea, leaving some 20 ships with little situational awareness. Shipboard navigation equipment, which appeared to be working properly, reported the location of the vessels 20 miles inland, near an airport."
That to me makes sense. This 'GPS spoofing' can be done with off the shelf packages, according to the article. I guess no one ever figured on corrupting such fundamental information.
Bring back the sextant and the watch man....and hold off on n plans to travel by automatic cars, boats, or planes!
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: ChrisM101
That incident with the Cook was pure propaganda. The system in question, the Khibiny, is the equivalent of the ALQ-131 self protection system on the F-16 (significantly improved, but same idea). It was designed to mount on the wingtip missile rails in the Su-34 initially, and is being modified to fit on the Su-35, Su-30MK2, and others that have the same rails.
The aircraft that buzzed tee Cook and supposedly turned it off was an Su-24, which is a variable wing design that doesn't have any way to mount the Khibiny on it.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: ChrisM101
And the farther away you are, the harder it is to affect a radar system. Either electronically or by jamming. The Aegis isn't something that's going to be wide open where you can just "turn it off" like they claimed.