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        "id": 1732774,
        "msgid": "iran-stops-using-us-gps-switches-to-chinas-navigation-system-1778555666",
        "date": "2026-05-12 06:39:37",
        "title": "Iran Stops Using US GPS, Switches to China's Navigation System",
        "author": "Reska K. Nistanto",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Iran has abandoned the US-based Global Positioning System (GPS) in favour of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, aiming to reduce reliance on Western technology amid regional tensions and GPS jamming issues. This shift, first reported in July 2025 during conflicts with Israel, involves integrating BeiDou into military systems like drones and missiles for enhanced anti-jamming capabilities. The move underscores Iran's deepening technological ties with China and pursuit of navigational independence.",
        "content": "<p>Iran has reportedly abandoned the US-based satellite navigation\nsystem, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and switched to using\nChina\u2019s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. For context, other global\nnavigation systems besides GPS and BeiDou currently available include\nRussia\u2019s GLONASS and the European Union\u2019s Galileo. News of Iran\u2019s\nadoption of BeiDou was first revealed by the geopolitical analysis media\noutlet, National Herald. Previously, in July 2025, amid tensions with\nIsrael, officials from Iran\u2019s Ministry of Communications confirmed that\nthe government was considering GPS alternatives such as BeiDou. \u201cThe\nIslamic Republic plans to pursue alternative options like China\u2019s BeiDou\nsystem, which has become one of the main points in the long-term\ncooperation agreement currently being negotiated between Tehran and\nBeijing,\u201d said Iran\u2019s Deputy Minister of Communications, Ehsan Chitsaz,\nto the newspaper Ham-Mihan. According to Iran\u2019s news site Iran\nInternational, officials at the time also stated that GPS disruptions\nand security conflicts were driving the country to seek alternative\nnavigation systems from China. Several defence reports indicate that\nIran has integrated BeiDou-3 into certain military systems, including\ndrones and missiles, to reduce dependence on GPS. This integration is\nsaid to help Iran overcome GPS jamming in conflicts, as BeiDou is\nclaimed to have anti-jamming features and encrypted military signals.\nIran itself has reportedly experienced GPS-based navigation disruptions\nseveral times in recent years, particularly in the Gulf region and areas\naffected by military tensions in the Middle East, cited by KompasTekno\nfrom National Herald. Although most modern military drones and missiles\nuse encrypted GPS signals reserved for military purposes, some\nreconnaissance drones as well as guided bombs or missiles still rely on\nopen, unencrypted GPS signals, making them vulnerable to interference.\nTehran has experienced these disruptions more severely than other\nregions. Domestic navigation apps like Balad and Neshan, as well as\ninternational apps like Waze, have reportedly displayed incorrect maps\nor placed users in wrong locations such as Europe, Canada, or Africa\nwhen signals are disrupted. By using BeiDou, Iran hopes to have a more\nindependent navigation system that does not rely on technology\ninfrastructure controlled by Western countries. The BeiDou system is\ncurrently operated by China with a network of more than 40 satellites\norbiting Earth. This system has been officially operational globally\nsince 2020.<\/p>",
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