(Newsday) - Knut Royce and Earl Lane Iraq has jamming equipment potentially capable of knocking some of America's "smart” weapons off course, according to a U.S. government official with access to intelligence reports. The Iraqis have obtained at least a limited number of transmitters that can jam signals from the satellite-based global positioning system or GPS that are used to guide bombs called JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) to their intended targets with precision. A Russian designer unveiled a small, 4-watt jammer at the 1997 Moscow Air Show that is said to be capable of disrupting GPS signals for more than 100 miles in any direction.
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