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Re:Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules by reactordev on Friday January 05, 2024 @05:22PM (#38885814)
No, it’s not like the internet where you can just turn it off. GPS modules use the 3 major bands (2 at least) in case of failure so you would have to create a localized EMF field to block the radio of a UAV. Turning off GPS will not deter a drone that has a commercial grade or better GPS module.

You are correct that most (all?) the “GPS” modules used for drones would fallback to one or more of the above alternatives to GPS.

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Re:Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules by pavel_lishin on Friday January 05, 2024 @05:55PM (#38886188)
I think the comment I was replying to was talking about the United States literally shutting down the GPS satellites and the signals they send out.
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Re:Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules by reactordev on Saturday January 06, 2024 @12:14AM (#38888634)
Right, which is why I said it wouldn’t make a difference as the drones GPS modules would just switch to one of the ones you listed.
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