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Since August, about 46,000 aircraft have recorded GPS interference over the Baltic Sea, The Sun reports, based on an analysis of GPSJAM.org flight logs.
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According to the report, since August last year, a total of about 46,000 aircraft from various airlines, including Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Airhave recorded GPS problems over the Baltic Sea.
The International Air Transport Association and the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency held a summit in January to discuss GPS jamming and spoofing and reported a sharp rise in such incidents.
Glenn Bradley, head of flight operations at the Civil Aviation Agency, said: “Aviation is one of the safest forms of air travel and there are a number of safety protocols in place to protect navigation systems on commercial aircraft, The Guardian reports.
Ryanair spokesman said: “Intermittent GPS interference has increased in recent years, affecting all airlines. Ryanair airplanes have several systems to determine the position of the aircraft. If one of the positioning systems, such as GPS, fails, the crew switches to one of the alternative systems as part of standard operating procedures.
EasyJet a spokesman said that “commercial aircraft have multiple navigation systems and procedures in place to mitigate GPS problems that can occur for a variety of reasons”.
Also an Estonian news portal “Tartu Postimees” reports that As a result of Russia’s hybrid warfare, both Estonia and our neighboring countries were affected by GPS signal disruption last weekend, disrupting air traffic and navigation devices.
The foreign ministers of the Baltic states have warned that Russia is to blame for GPS signal disturbances, and sooner or later this may lead to an aircraft crash.
The foreign ministers of all the Baltic states have confirmed to the Financial Times that GPS signal disturbances have been observed in the Baltic states in recent weeks. Margus Cahkna, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, has called what is happening near the Tartu airport a Russian hybrid attack: “This is a threat to our people and security, and we will not tolerate it,” said Cahkna.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has also pointed out the increased danger in the Baltic Sea region, stressing that it cannot be ignored.
Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, emphasized that these incidents are taken seriously and the responsible institutions cooperate with colleagues from other countries.
Although no one has claimed responsibility for the GPS signal jamming, officials are fairly certain that it was caused by Russia.
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