Tens of thousands of flights: the Russian Federation is suspected of GPS glushing over Baltic and in the UK - the media

According to journalists, about 46,000 flights had difficulty with navigation data over the Baltic Sea from August to March. Russia is suspected of organizing attacks in the field of electronic wrestling: GPS-donated thousands of commercial airline flights in Europe. Newsweek writes about it. Last Monday, the British media published a report that, since August, nearly 3,800 flights flying in or UK airports were blocked by GPS signals.

Tens of thousands of aircraft flew over the Baltic Sea befell the same fate in about the same period of time. An analysis conducted by GPSJam. org's online resource showed that about 46,000 flights faced difficulty in navigation data above the Baltic Sea from August to March. However, it is unclear how Russia is involved in this, if it is involved at all.

The British military aircraft, which was on board by the UK Minister of Defense Grant Shaps, had muffled GPS signals during a flight near Kaliningrad in March 2024. The British government then stated that the aircraft had difficulties with GPS during the flight near Kaliningrad, and that it was not like a normal phenomenon. It is reported that Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and some Finland areas are reported to block GPS.

Turkey, although it has no access to the Baltic Sea, is still located relatively close to the zone of combat collisions in the Black Sea. And therefore is considered a zone of high risk. GPS inaccurate data pose a potential threat to the safety of liners: this system simplifies navigation by tracking a geographical place. But the practical risk of GPS interference for flight safety is minimal because the planes, especially commercial, are equipped with several additional navigation systems.

Obstacles and "purulent" that distort signals by sending false data to satellites are considered a variety of HR. This practice is not limited to likely Russian attacks. According to the Israeli edition of Haaretz, the military tattooed widely used such practice, trying to prevent drones from attacking during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is believed that Russia is investing significant resources in the development of HRs for the Kaliningrad region.