Map showing GPS-jammed planes on March 15-16 in the Baltic region
"The frequent GPS interference is most likely originating from Russia, and is based on disruptions in the electromagnetic spectrum, including sources originating from the Kaliningrad region," Reuters quoted an unnamed spokesman for the German Defense Ministry as saying.
The spokesman declined to provide details on the analysis that led to the German Defense Ministry's conclusion, citing military security reasons.
Kaliningrad is an overseas Russian territory located between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea.
The Russian embassy in Berlin declined to comment on the German statement.
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Last month, Reuters quoted a government source as saying that Russia likely jammed satellite signals and affected the operations of a plane carrying British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps as the plane approached Russian airspace in Kaliningrad.
The global aviation industry is voicing concerns about GPS disruptions related to conflict zones such as Ukraine and the Middle East.
Blogger Markus Johnson has just posted on X (formerly Twitter) a map of planes whose GPS signals were jammed during March 15-16 in the skies over the Baltic Sea. According to this map, at least 873 planes had their flight signals jammed during the period in question.
GPS signal interference can affect the operations of commercial aircraft, but civilian airlines can often still manage to continue their journeys based on other means of positioning.
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