The race to replace GPS: Why the world is building alternatives

GPS outages from Delhi to the Black Sea… 430,000 spoofing attacks in just one year… Flights going off-route, drones crashing, networks glitching. The world has realised something alarming: We’ve built everything on one fragile system - GPS. In this deep-dive by Abhijeet Kumar, we explain why countries are now racing to build GPS backups and alternatives - from low-earth-orbit satellites and quantum navigation to India’s NavIC upgrade and Britain’s eLoran network. Explore: Why GPS interference is rising What spoofing means for aviation and defence How NavIC, Galileo & BeiDou fit in The new global navigation arms race Why redundancy is the future of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) If you love aviation, geopolitics, defence tech or digital infrastructure… this explainer is unmissable. ???? Subscribe for more high-quality deep dives from Business Standard.