As GPS jamming and spoofing become increasingly common in modern warfare, drone operators are running into a frustrating problem: the video feed may look perfectly clear, but the geographic coordinates tied to that footage can be wildly inaccurate. That issue can make precision targeting nearly impossible, a challenge defense companies are now calling “targeting paralysis.”
Now, BAE Systems and Vantor say they have developed a solution designed specifically for these contested electronic warfare environments.
The two companies have announced a new integration between BAE Systems’ Geospatial eXploitation Products, better known as GXP, and part of Vantor’s Raptor software suite. The goal is to help military and intelligence teams maintain accurate targeting data even when drones lose reliable GPS signals or are operating with degraded sensors.
The timing makes sense. Cheap unmanned aerial systems are now everywhere on the battlefield, but many of those drones rely on low-quality sensors and vulnerable satellite navigation systems. In heavily contested environments where GPS spoofing and jamming are widespread, the metadata attached to drone video feeds can drift significantly away from reality.
