US EditionRussia's New Jammer Increases GPS Interference on Estonia's Eastern Border
ESTONIA, JUL 24 – Russia's jamming disrupts GPS and drone operations near Narva, prompting a 5-kilometer no-fly zone and calls for EU and ICAO intervention, officials said.
- On July 24, Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro confirmed Russia deployed additional electronic warfare equipment near Estonia's eastern border around Kingisepp.
- This deployment follows a sharp increase in GPS signal interference linked to Russian activities over the Baltic Sea, notably after Estonia's recent U.S.-supplied HIMARS live-fire test.
- Russia's new jammer near Narva and Narva Bay disrupts GPS and drone navigation, leading Estonian authorities to impose a drone flight restriction within five kilometers of the eastern border.
- Lithuania’s Deputy Defence Minister Karolis Aleksa reported that the region experiencing disruption from Russian GPS interference is growing, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused European nations of adopting aggressive stances and affirmed Russia’s resolve to protect its interests.
- The intensification of Russian electronic warfare near Estonia raises regional security concerns and may affect civilian aviation and navigation, with NATO and neighboring states expressing alarm.
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The armed forces of the Russian Federation have placed additional means of radio electronic warfare (REB) in the area of the city of Quingsepp in Leningrad province, some 20 kilometres from the Russian-Estonian border, as reported by the Estonian Minister of the Interior, Igor Taro, on 25 July.
Russia Deploys Electronic Warfare Systems Near Estonia, Raising GPS Disruption Fears
Russia has positioned its electronic warfare systems closer to the border with Estonia, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Estonian officials on July 24. Estonia’s Minister of the Interior, Igor Taro, confirmed during a press conference that Russian forces have transported additional signal-jamming equipment to the area around Kingisepp, a town located approximately 20 kilometers from the Estonian border. The report suggests that these sy…
Russia deploys additional electronic warfare systems near Estonian border
The systems, deployed near the Russian town of Kingisepp — roughly 20 kilometers (around 12 miles) from Estonia's eastern border — are designed to jam communications, disrupt radar systems, and assert control over the electromagnetic spectrum.
Russia's new jammer increases GPS interference on Estonia's eastern border
A new Russian signal jammer close to Estonia's eastern border is causing increased GPS interference and drone flights are not recommended around the border city Narva, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) said on Thursday.
Systems in the Russian city of Kingisepp are designed to disrupt communication, turn off radar systems and gain control over the electromagnetic spectrum.
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