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Unprecedented GPS jamming attack affects 1600 aircraft over Europe

www.newscientist.com Unprecedented GPS jamming attack affects 1600 aircraft over Europe

A 63-hour-long marathon of GPS jamming attacks disrupted global satellite navigation systems for hundreds of aircraft flying through the Baltic region – and Russia is thought to be responsible

A 63-hour-long marathon of GPS jamming attacks disrupted global satellite navigation systems for hundreds of aircraft flying through the Baltic region – and Russia is thought to be responsible

Russia is suspected of launching a record-breaking 63-hour-long attack on GPS signals in the Baltic region. The incident, which affected hundreds of passenger jets earlier this month, occurred amid rising tensions between Russia and the NATO military alliance more than two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

“We have seen an increase in GPS jamming since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and allies have publicly warned that Russia has been behind GPS jamming affecting aviation and shipping,” a NATO official told New Scientist. “Russia has a track record of jamming GPS signals and has a range of capabilities for electronic warfare.”

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Russia is really stretching this out, aren't they. Maybe they need some proper ass kicking to fall back in line.

At some point the west has to react.

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"...and Russia is thought to be responsible."

Nooooooo... Russia? Really? They would neeeveeeer?

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Isn't that kinda pathetic? Jamming GPS is not hard, nor impressive. It's just annoying.

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How much more will we allow these assholes to get away with? When does it stop?

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Guess it's time to dust off those VOR navigation skills, then..

And, as ususal, fuck Putler and his cronies.

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Drone pilots are going to have to learn how to fold paper maps!

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death to poopin

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Is this where the beginning g of the end of free open GPS starts?

Been wondering when we'd have to start paying for the privilege to use an encrypted private GPS service.

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If anyone died that would've been article 5. Are they nuts?

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Might be worth some degree of suspicion around including GLONASS as a part of GNSS. Russia could create worldwide issues if they decided to fuck around with their constellation.

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I feel like these planes should be able to fall back on other GNSS. Like Galileo, GLONASS, or even BeiDou.

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All right, we’re Jammin’

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I'm betting on Russia being the culprit

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How do you stop a jammer like this, short of turning off the transmitters responsible for it?

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Might be time to switch to Europe's Galileo system (with OSNMA)

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Article 5

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Not at all- but definitely not to US or NATO. I also dislike Russia with a passion! Maybe now you can switch and get me on hate speech? 😂

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You could argue ‘who benefits from blaming Russia n Europe?’ - and then look at the propaganda campaign for nato. It’s not in European interests to fight an American war.

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Russia, Russia, Russia. Whenever they start crowing about those fuckers I can be sure that the truth is something entirely different.

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