A 'massive escalation in electronic warfare': researchers show how Russian satellites can jam GPS across Europe — and a mysterious series of ‘interference events’ show it could already be happening
- New research analyzes GPS jamming signals over the last 7 years
- A Russian satellite network seems to be the source of the interference
- There are still questions over the purpose of the 10-second bursts
Losing access to GPS navigation systems might not stop you finding your way to the office, but it would play havoc with military maneuvers — and that might explain why Russia has apparently been testing a way to jam GPS signals across the entire European continent.
Russia's involvement and intentions haven't been confirmed, but a new study from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University (via Ars Technica) lays out a pretty strong case. It analyzes a series of powerful "interference events" across Europe, Greenland, and Canada, based on data collected between 2019 and 2026.
These events affected the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) that GPS relies on, and they can...
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