to the greatest delay signal GPS happened during Christmas holidays christmas. The signal was blocked Finland and Estonia Also on New Year's Day – highlights the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti.
“The scale of the disruption is unprecedented and is believed to be due to deliberate jamming attempts or military exercises,” said John Wiseman of GPSJam.org.
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The website tracks the GPS signal in real time, mainly in Europe and North America. Experts displayed information on global maps using three colors.
Massive GPS signal disruption. Experts point to the culprit
According to an expert quoted by TV portal ERR The scale of the disruption is unprecedented. He claims the cause could be deliberate lockdown attempts or military exercises.
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In an interview with the Swedish public broadcaster SVT Joachim Paasikiv that Swedish University Protection He said Russia had previously interfered with Northern Europe's GPS system to protect it circle Murmansk or disruption of NATO exercises.
– I believe that this is part of the Russian influence operation or the so-called hybrid war. This could be Russia's way of sowing uncertainty and showing strength – said Paasikiv.
GPS signal interference. Experts point to Russia
SVT notes that the electronic warfare division Russian Black Sea Fleet Before Christmas, he announced that he had conducted training for more than 100 soldiers in Kaliningrad.
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According to Jukka SavolainenDirector of the Finnish Center of Excellence for Hybrid Warfare, Russia is believed to be behind the disruption of the GPS network in the Baltic Sea region.
GPS system is used for navigation and positioning. Although system failures are a source of problems for aviation, they do not pose an immediate threat. In addition to GPS, aircraft use other positioning tools such as accelerometers and fixed points on the ground.
Problems in Poland too
Serious interruptions in the GPS signal were also reported in many areas of Poland. The most serious disruptions were observed in the southern Baltic Sea and the northern voivodships of our country.
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At the end of 2023, the disruptions affected the following voivodships: West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomeranian Voivodeship and Podlaskie Voivodeship, as well as parts of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Łódź and Masovian Voivodeship.
Signal outages also occurred in significant parts of Greater Poland and Masovian Voivodeship. Then the Polish Air Navigation Agency warned the pilots.
Poppy / Iltalehti / ERR