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GPS jamming traced to Russia after flights over Europe suspended

Finnair has cancelled flights to Tartu in Estonia this month because of an ongoing GPS jamming attack – and there is evidence that the attack is being controlled from Russia

By Jeremy Hsu

1 May 2024

Map indicating likely positioing of the GPS jammer

A map indicating the likely location of the GPS jammer, shown by plotting the highest density of intersecting radio horizons of jammed aircraft

@auonsson/twitter Data: airplanes.live (CC-BY-SA)

A GPS jamming attack in the Baltic region that prompted a Finnish airline to pause some flights to Estonia for a month was probably launched from Russia, according to officials and an analyst.

The jamming incidents are part of an ongoing pattern of GPS interference in Europe. A NATO military official told New Scientist that the attacks have escalated significantly since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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