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NATO jammers will block out GPS for miles around — and they could be the secret weapon in the next big conflict

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  • NATO's modernization command plans to buy six portable kits that can jam GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou, plus drone control and video links
  • The blackout radius is adjustable from 500 m to 11 km, and each kit must deploy in 30 minutes, run for four hours on battery, and be controllable remotely over encrypted satellite links
  • The purchase is a direct response to years of Russian-blamed GPS interference over the Baltic, including the 2025 jamming of the President of the European Commission's aircraft over Bulgaria

NATO is shopping for the ability to make satellite navigation disappear, on command, over an area the size of a small city.

The alliance's modernization command has signaled plans to buy six portable kits that can jam satellite navigation signals and the radio links drones use for control and video, so trainers can expose ships, aircrews, and drone operators to realistic interference during exercises.

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