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The Russian military may be trying to jam GPS signals for flights over Europe. The alleged interference by Russia has affected thousands of flights, and aviation experts have called the actions “extremely dangerous” and a serious threat to air traffic safety, according to The Sun.
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Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, civil aviation pilots have repeatedly complained about GPS satellite malfunctions. Sometimes they not only refuse to work properly, but also intentionally transmit incorrect data.
The altered data caused planes to change course to avoid obstacles that didn’t actually exist.
German publication Bild says the first alarming reports began to come from Finland, with flight crews complaining that the malfunction began when they were flying near Russia’s Kaliningrad region. The Lithuanian airline then canceled some flights as a precaution.
The number of GPS jams has increased significantly in recent weeks. Aviation experts warn that such interventions can end in disaster.
“GPS signal jamming is a serious interference with civil aviation security and threatens the safe operation of civil aviation aircraft,” Lufthansa commented on the situation.
On March 13, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps went to Poland. When the Royal Air Force plane was flying near the Kaliningrad region, the pilots reported a malfunction of the GPS system. However, a British government spokesman later said that the situation did not pose a serious threat to the safety of the plane.
British newspaper The Sun reports that over the past eight months, 2,309 Ryanair flights have received an incorrect GPS signal. Some aircraft now deliberately avoid flying over areas where these disturbances occur most often.
“The ongoing disruption of the global navigation satellite system is most likely of Russian origin and is based on interference in the electromagnetic spectrum,” the German Defense Ministry told Bild.
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