Is Putin trying to disable the West’s GPS network? EU aviation authorities say satellites are constantly being “jammed” or “spoofed”, disrupting navigation from Finland to the Mediterranean.
- Airlines have been warned to beware of false or inaccurate GPS systems.
- Russia was accused of jamming or spoofing the international network
- The European Aviation Safety Agency said flights should not be suspended
- He asked airlines to forward any reports of aircraft receiving questionable data.
Russia has been accused of interfering with the global GPS navigation system during a major Scandinavian military exercise in Finland.
European aviation authorities said signals heavily used by commercial aircraft were affected from Finland, across the Mediterranean and even as far as Iraq.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) malfunctions, including GPS, are caused by “jamming” or “fake” satellite signals.
Since the war broke out on Feb. 24, “jamming and/or possible spoofing has increased in the geographic areas surrounding the conflict zone and other areas,” the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said in an online bulletin on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin, pictured, was accused of ordering his troops to jam the global GPS network, making navigation difficult, according to the European Aviation Safety Agency.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has warned airlines to be aware of possible attacks on the integrity of the GPS system and to ensure that pilots do not rely on the satellite system.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has warned of a GPS signal disruption from Finland to Iraq.
EASA said the problem was observed in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, the Baltic states, eastern Finland, the Black Sea, the eastern Mediterranean and northern Iraq.
“The effects of GNSS jamming and/or possible spoofing have been observed by aircraft at various stages of their flight, resulting in some cases in re-routing or even a change in destination due to the inability to perform a safe landing procedure,” the agency said in a statement. said.
But the agency said it was unlikely they would need to suspend flights.
EASA has asked all air transport workers to report any GPS anomalies and warned that aircraft operators must be prepared to use other navigational tools in the event of satellite outages.