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
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.”
Isn't that kinda pathetic? Jamming GPS is not hard, nor impressive. It's just annoying.
Seems like a message is being sent.
I love to be a fly on the wall behind the scenes, as far as what's going on between the two sides, that they actually decided to do something as annoying as this.
That's all they've got left after throwing all of their troops into the meat grinder.
Not all. Just too fucking many.
The thing about Russia is, they've always got more sausage they can make
That's why you cotta carve it up so its not 'Russia' anymore.
Yeah, it worked so well last time.
Unfortunately, their recruitment rate is at a record high 😕
Its on par with bringing the dog out when merkel was visiting. Thats all they have.
As if being impressive is the goal of these attacks.
I dont think they are doing it to impess.
looks to be pretty effective to me
And that effect was...???
Threatening the lives of EU citizens and commerce in an effort to force the European nations to withdraw support from Ukraine.
It was GPS spoofing. The navs fucked up.
Don't pilots still learn to work with a compas or stars? Radio guidance? Like, nothing that uses GPS is new.
It was just really inconvenient for a bunch of people.
Inconvenience is the point.
So, what, order a bunch of pizzas? Spam everyone with dick pics? I'm not seeing it. This just looks impotent, unless there's more to it.
You're missing the point.
So is your mom.
Or maybe she's just being really polite about refusing my advances. I don't have a chance, do I?
Seriously though; what do you think the point is? That Russia's willing to cross boundaries and do unethical shit? Remember when they stole a major party in american politics?
Maybe they were just testing reaction time
On a mostly civilian system with known fallbacks?
Edit: fuck em. You don't have to fight Russia, you just have to fight Moscow. If they manage to provoke Europe, they lose. Badly. They're barely managing to hold against supported Ukraine.
I thought GPS had been kept restricted from civilians for ages for its military uses, I may be wrong though
Yeah but at this point that's all redundant, right? any military planner worth shit knows this can happen.