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Over 1,600 planes affected by mysterious GPS jamming across Europe

More than 1,600 planes have been hit by mysterious GPS jamming across Europe since Sunday, Daily Mail reported. Many fear Russia is behind this. Extent of

According to a Lithuanian defense source, the Russian armed forces have various military equipment designed for interfering with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as jamming and spoofing, with different ranges, durations, and intensities. A prominent military expert highlighted that Russia’s superiority in electronic warfare should serve as a warning for the UK’s military.”Those capabilities are used to create an ‘atmosphere of threat and a sense of helplessness in society”, a Polish Defense Ministry official said. Dr. Melanie Garson, who is an associate professor of International Security at University College London, shared her thoughts with Forces.net about the recent European planes GPS jamming incident.

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