Testing times: How badly are drones affected by GNSS spoofing?

The Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Centre for Aircraft (WTD-61) is conducting a test project using a Spirent mobile GNSS simulation platform to assess the vulnerability of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to GNSS spoofing. Accurate and reliable positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems are essential for the efficient and safe operation of vehicles, including trucks and drones. However, with the increasing use of UAS, the risk of inaccurate GNSS information leading to UAS crashes and security breaches is on the rise.