US EditionVon der Leyen's Plane Allegedly Hit by GPS Interference, NATO Responding
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane was forced to use paper maps for landing after suspected Russian GPS jamming disrupted navigation, highlighting escalating hybrid threats to EU security.
- European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen's plane lost GPS signals while approaching Plovdiv, Bulgaria, forcing pilots to rely on paper maps for landing, as confirmed by Bulgarian authorities and the European Commission.
- The European Commission accused Russian agents of jamming the GPS signals, though Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied any Russian involvement, calling the accusations 'incorrect.'
- During the trip, Von der Leyen visited a major Bulgarian munitions factory that has supplied Ukraine with significant artillery amidst ongoing debates about EU funding for Ukraine's defense.
- Bulgarian authorities indicated that the GPS disruption appeared to be caused by hostile agents in the area, as part of broader electronic warfare strategies.
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I have heard that Matteo Salvini has declared himself incompetent in the matter of air transport and has abstained from commenting on the electromagnetic attack that is suspected Russian to the damage of the aircraft on which Ursula Von der Leyen traveled: "I do not do the aircraft technician, I do not comment on the hypothesis"
After the GPS jamming of the plane carrying the President of the European Commission, Rome is now considering keeping its state flights secret.
Technically it's not big at all, at certain airports you have to land regularly without GPS, which is nothing outrageous, and the paper map can also be a misunderstanding. Russian interference cannot be ruled out, despite Flightradar's denial, but if there was intentional interference, it feels more like a scare. We tried to find out what the truth is with the help of a pilot.
The incident of the European Commission President's plane, which had to land with paper maps due to a Russian inhibition of GPS, is really easy to get.
Ursula’s paper trail Reports of GPS jamming and analog navigation during a landing in Bulgaria raise questions about what actually happened aboard the E.U. chief’s plane
On August 31, a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lost its GPS signal outside the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv and the pilot was forced to use paper charts to land, according to reports published on September 1 by The Financial Times and CNN, both citing an anonymous source. However, aviation experts and flight data contradict key details of that account, particularly the claim that crews resorted to paper navigation…
After the landing in Bulgaria it was said that the machine of the EU Commission President had GPS problems. Soon the accusation was in the room that Russia was responsible. But the case is complicated.
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