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Re:Texas students fake GPS signals and take control of an $8... by iliis on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:31PM (#6122547)
As always when this comes up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Beams

Yes, you can indeed hijack an ILS system. At least during WW2.

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Re:Texas students fake GPS signals and take control of an $8... by snom380 on Monday July 29, 2013 @04:55PM (#6123812)
You can hijack it, but there are monitoring systems in place to detect if something is out of place. Also, ATC will usually notice flight path deviations quite quickly, at least on manned airports with radar coverage.
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