GPS attacks can hinder safe aircraft operations
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Russia is suspected of launching a record 63-hour attack on GPS signals in the Baltic Sea region. The incident, which damaged hundreds of passenger planes earlier this month, comes more than two years after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and marks the end of a dispute between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance. The incident occurred amid rising tensions.
“We have seen an increase in GPS jamming since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and allies have publicly warned that Russia is behind the GPS jamming…
Source: www.newscientist.com
