US military imagines war without GPS

Washington

WITH Global Positioning System (GPS)-guided bombs, armed drones beaming footage via satellite and spy cameras scooping up intelligence from the heavens, America's military machine is growing ever more reliant on space-based technology.

But what would happen if an enemy were to target the military's satellites, or somehow jam their signals?

The disastrous scenario is one that the Pentagon knows all too well could happen, and for which it is actively preparing.

"Our fo…