Department of Defense to boost GPS signal to counter jamming

Beginning as early as June of 2003, the Defense Department will boost the signal of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites by 10 decibels, according to John Stenbit, the assistant secretary of defense for command, control and communications. The signal boost, which would be for satellites not...

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