The number of GNSS jamming and spoofing incidents has dramatically increased around the world and also in the European airspace. Especially GNSS spoofing poses a threat to commercial aviation.

This creates an urgent need for jamming and spoofing robust GNSS technology. While such systems exist and have proven their potential, there are currently no solutions available which are qualified for their use in commercial aviation.

The goal of the project is to bring anti-jamming and spoofing technology into an A320 aircraft.

Eventually, a device shall be created that can be installed on an operational aircraft as loose equipment. It delivers jamming and spoofing related information to the cockpit crew for better

situational awareness. The device, however, is not meant to replace existing GNSS receivers.

The project at hand is the first phase of the product development for this Jamming/Spoofing Event Recognition System (JASPER) device. The roadmap for the entire product development is shown here:

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The tenderers for this 9-month project are from Germany:

- f. u. n. k.e. AVIONICS GmbH (FAV) as avionics manufacturer will lead the consortium and be responsible for all avionics related aspects.

- The German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Communications and Navigation (DLR-KN)

will provide its already flight-tested prototype of a jamming and spoofing robust GNSS

receiver.

With the help of FAV, this device shall be further developed towards an avionics product. The DLR Institute of Flight Guidance (DLR-FL) has strong experience in pilot assistance systems which will be used for the integration of the system into the cockpit. This project covers the first phase of the

development process for such a product. Based on the previous works at DLR which lead to a demonstrator of a jamming und spoofing detection system, it now defines the intended product

in hardware and software and identifies expectable certification, production and commercial issues and shows ways how to solve them.

The project partners are in close contact with German carriers Lufthansa, Eurowings and Condor.

Their involvement during the project will ensure that the product can be integrated into commercial aircraft.