GPS/GNSS Jamming and Spoofing – Tactical and Strategic Implications
Course Dates: Monday, October 26, 2026 | 8 AM – 12 PM
Course Location: Water’s Edge Events Center
4687 Millennium Drive, Belcamp, MD 21017
Course Duration: 4 hours
Description: This four-hour course will review the basic operation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), their vulnerabilities, and the threats and risks associated with overdependence. The development of interference techniques will be discussed, along with their use on the battlefield and in low‑intensity conflict. The role of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in great power competition and NAVWAR asymmetry will also be covered.
Who Should Attend: Crows interested in the fundamentals of PNT and the intersection of technology, policy, and global power.
Agenda:
- 8:00 – 8:45 AM
- Global Navigation Satellite Systems – The Technology
- 8:45 – 9 AM
- Discussion and Break
- 9:00 – 9:45 AM
- Threats to Satellites, Signals, and Users
- 9:45 – 10 AM
- Discussion and Break
- 10:00 – 10:45 AM
- Alternative PNT Technologies
- 10:45 – 11 AM
- Discussion and Break
- 11:00 – 11:45 AM
- PNT in Great Power Competition
- 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
- Wrap-up
Registration
Registration will open this summer. Registration for the course can be added when registering for Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) 2026.
Course Pricing
Questions related to pre-summit registration can be directed to Samantha Kim, Professional Development Coordinator, at [email protected].
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Instructor
Dana A. Goward is President of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, a public‑benefit scientific and educational charity advocating for policies and systems that protect GPS/GNSS satellites, signals, and users. He has served at sea as a ship’s navigator, as a Coast Guard helicopter pilot, and as the maritime navigation authority for the United States.
He is the recipient of the Air Medal and the Institute of Navigation’s Hays Award for inspirational leadership, is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, and received the Harrison Award from the International Association of Institutes of Navigation.
Goward served for more than a decade as a member of the President’s National Space‑Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board until its charter expired in 2025.
Event Topic
Defense, MilitaryRelevant Audiences
All Military, All Federal Government, All Education
AOC Member:
$ 250.00
Non-Member of AOC:
$ 325.00
Water's Edge Events Center
4687 Millennium Drive
Belcamp, Maryland, US, 21017