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How exposed is your site to GNSS jamming and spoofing?

Most organisations have no idea what their real GNSS exposure is — because nobody has measured it. A vulnerability assessment is an independent, on-site survey and risk report that tells you exactly where you stand and what to do about it.

Ports & terminals/Rail/Logistics/Data centres/Utilities
The threat

Weak signals, low-cost attacks, rising incidents.

GNSS signals — GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDou — are extremely weak by the time they reach the ground. A jammer costing under £50, operated within a few kilometres, can deny positioning across a whole logistics park, terminal or rail corridor. Spoofing goes further, injecting false positions without tripping any alarm. UK road and maritime incidents are rising, and both Ofcom and the NPSA flag GNSS interference as a priority threat to critical infrastructure.

<£50

Cost of a jammer that can deny GNSS across an entire site.

L1·L2·L5

GNSS bands surveyed for interference, noise and anomalies.

Timing

Often the hidden dependency — telecoms and data-centre clocks rely on GNSS.

What the assessment covers

Measured, on-site, and conducted personally.

Every assessment uses calibrated spectrum analysis and GNSS monitoring, carried out on site — not subcontracted, not desk-based.

01

Dependency mapping

Identifying every system on site that relies on GNSS — directly or through timing infrastructure. Many organisations underestimate how deep that dependency runs.

02

RF environment measurement

Spectrum survey of the L1, L2 and L5 GNSS bands at representative points across the site, identifying existing interference, elevated noise floor or anomalous signals.

03

Jamming exposure

Assessment of geometric exposure — line of sight to roads and public areas, antenna placement, and the signal levels a realistic threat device would need to achieve denial.

04

Spoofing susceptibility

Review of whether on-site receivers and system architecture would detect or respond to a spoofing event, and what authentication or cross-checks are in place.

05

Written report

A structured report suitable for a board, compliance team or insurer — risk-rated vulnerabilities, the evidence base, and prioritised mitigation recommendations.

06

Mitigation guidance

Vendor-neutral recommendations — detection monitoring, antenna hardening, resilient timing alternatives — with no product being sold to you.

Who should commission one

Anywhere timing, positioning or navigation underpins operations.

Port & terminal operatorsRail infrastructureLogistics & distributionAirports & ground opsUtilities (GNSS timing)Data centres (PTP/NTP)Construction & surveyingSecurity & close protection

Organisations subject to the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018 have a duty to identify and manage risks to the systems they operate. GNSS dependency is a frequently overlooked part of that risk picture.

What you receive

An independent document you can act on.

Deliverables

A report that stands up

Written assessment (PDF), site dependency map, annotated spectrum captures, a risk register with severity ratings, prioritised mitigations, and an executive summary for board or insurer submission.

Independent

No kit to sell you

The assessment is vendor-neutral. There is no tracker, receiver or monitoring product being pushed — which is exactly why the findings carry weight with a board, a compliance team or an insurer.

Expert

Engineering-led

Conducted by an RF engineer with direct, hands-on understanding of how GNSS jamming and spoofing actually work — not an academic checklist.

Regulatory & guidance context

The frameworks that make this relevant.

NIS Regulations 2018

Duty to manage risk

Operators of essential services must take appropriate security measures and report significant incidents. Currently being strengthened by the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill progressing through Parliament.

NPSA guidance

PNT resilience

The National Protective Security Authority publishes guidance on position, navigation and timing (PNT) resilience for critical infrastructure.

CAA safety notices

GNSS RFI

The Civil Aviation Authority issues safety notices on GNSS radio-frequency interference affecting operations (current notice SN-2025/006, superseding earlier guidance).

UK PNT framework

National priority

The UK's position, navigation and timing policy framework treats GNSS resilience as a national infrastructure priority.

Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006

Enforcement

Ofcom has powers to investigate and prosecute GNSS jamming; using or supplying jamming equipment is a criminal offence.

About

Conducted by Glenn Darien

An independent RF consultant and electronics engineer with over 40 years' experience across defence electronics, RF systems design and interference investigation, and director of K9 Electronics Ltd, a UK defence electronics manufacturer working in GNSS and counter-UAS under UK export control licensing. That background gives an unusually direct understanding of how GNSS jamming and spoofing work in practice. Assessments are provided as an independent consultancy service, separate from any product interest. Based in the East Midlands, covering the whole UK, with ready access to London and the South East.

Arrange an assessment

Find out where you're exposed — before someone else does.

Assessments are typically completed within two to three weeks of instruction, with the report delivered within five working days of the site visit.