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Which GPS PAF will be using for its JDAM. Is using US GPS system is safe in real war?I know in WoT it will work fine. What is status of Chinese GPS right now? Any info.
Thanks in advance.
PAF has US made JDAMs in its arsenal so would be relying on the American GPS systems, but PAF hasn't yet used the JDAMs as the targets are not predetermined, mostly the intelligence is human based or real time which means a quick strike when militants are there, plus as in previous post told, JDAMs are for heavily defended areas where air crafts are expected to not be put in harms way.
And as for Chinese, "the current Beidou-1 system (made up of 4 satellites) is experimental and has limited coverage and application. However, China has planned to develop a truly global satellite navigation system consisting of 35 satellites (known as Compass or Beidou-2), The four satellites (1A,1B,1C and 1D) were designed as experimental satellites.
The new system will be a constellation of 35 satellites, which include 5 geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites, for backward compatibility with Beidou-1, and 30 medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites, that will offer complete coverage of the globe. There will be two levels of service provided; free service for those in China, and licensed service for the military."
* The free service will have a 10 meter location-tracking accuracy, will synchronize clocks with an accuracy of 50 ns, and measure speeds within 0.2 m/s.
* The licensed service will be more accurate than the free service, can be used for communication, and will supply information about the system status to the users.
Two satellites for Beidou 2 have been launched in early 2007 and in early 2009. In the next few years, China plans to continue setting up the system for global operation from 2015."
Check out the below link for a good source of info.
Check out the below link for a good source of info.
Beidou navigation system enters networking peak -- china.org.cn
http://www.sinodefence.com/space/spacecraft/beidou2.asp
