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China's "eyes" and Iran's "fist": Iran dumped GPS, switched to Beidou, and won the war (www.youtube.com)

submitted 6 days ago by Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9035099

Intelligence analysts note dramatic, and sudden, advances in Iranian missile and drone capabilities.

During last year’s war on Iran, IDF and American forces successfully “spoofed” Iranian drones and missiles, which relied on GPS navigation systems.

But after that conflict, Iran switched to Beidou, a Chinese satnav system that cannot be jammed by Western militaries.

Beidou is also more accurate than GPS in most of the world, including in the Persian Gulf region.

Iranian drones and missiles are now threading through air defenses, and taking down critical, high-value targets across the Gulf States, who also rely on GPS.

Ironically, China’s motivation to build the Beidou system began over thirty years ago, when the Pentagon switched off GPS to a Chinese container ship bound for Iran.

By 2020, Beidou leapt past GPS in coverage and accuracy in most of the world.

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[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 6 days ago

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