"The Guardian"Thousands of flights to and from Europe were affected by Russian interference
The Guardian newspaper revealed The British newspaper reported that flights to and from Britain and thousands of other flights in Europe were exposed to suspected Russian interference with global positioning systems.
The newspaper added in a report published on its website that more Of the 2,300 Ryanair flights It has reported GPS interference incidents since last August, in addition to nearly 1,400 flights on Wizz Air, 82 on British Airways and four on EasyJet.
The newspaper reported that about 46,000 aircraft in total recorded problems with the GPS over the Baltic Sea in the same time period, based on an analysis of flight records on the website GPSJAM.org, and most of the GPS problems reported on the site occurred in Europe. Eastern Province, on the border with Russia.
The satellite-based global positioning system forms part of the aircraft’s navigation system, and interference could pose a safety risk.
The UK government confirmed in Last March, the GPS signal of a Royal Air Force plane carrying British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps was disrupted while it was flying near the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad in the Baltic region, while returning to the United Kingdom from Poland.
Despite Downing Street said that this step did not threaten the safety of the plane, but a defense source described it as “highly irresponsible.”
The International Air Transport Association and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency held a summit last January to discuss GPS jamming and "spoofing" Or sending false signals, as the agency reported a sharp rise in the number of attacks.
While the European Union said countering the threat was a priority, the UK Civil Aviation Authority downplayed the risks and said jamming was often linked to military activity but It does not mean that commercial aircraft are directly targeted.
Glenn Bradley, head of flight operations at the Civil Aviation Authority, said: “Flying is one of the safest forms of air travel, and there are many safety protocols in place to protect navigation systems on the planet.” Commercial aircraft.”
He added, “GPS jamming does not directly affect the aircraft’s navigation, and although it is a known problem, this does not mean that the aircraft was deliberately jammed.”
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