US EditionPoland Faces GPS Disruptions over Baltic Sea Amid Russian Sabotage Allegations
- On Monday, an aircraft traveling between Alicante, Spain, and Bydgoszcz in northern Poland was diverted to Poznan because of issues with GPS navigation.
- The GPS disruptions are part of wider interruptions over the Baltic Sea, which Poland and NATO allies attribute to Russian sabotage since 2022.
- Polish military, cyber defense units, and national agencies monitor these GPS jams continuously, while private drones and aircraft face related signal issues.
- Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz said, “We are observing these disruptions,” linking them to Russian Federation sabotage actions amid intensified NATO exercises.
- These disruptions raise regional security concerns and have prompted increased NATO presence and coordinated countermeasures by Polish civilian and military forces.
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Poland says GPS disruptions on Baltic could be related to Russia
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland has been observing GPS disruptions over the Baltic Sea, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday, adding its sources suggest they were "related to the actions of the Russian Federation, including sabotage actions".
Poland Faces GPS Disruptions over Baltic Sea Amid Russian Sabotage Allegations
Poland is experiencing GPS disruptions over the Baltic Sea, believed to be linked to Russian sabotage efforts, says Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. The issue has affected private drones and commercial flights, with similar reports emerging from other NATO countries, indicating regional security concerns.
For years, Poland has delayed the process of modernizing the forces responsible for securing Polish interests in the Baltic Sea. At the same time, we have intensified our economic participation. It is high time to fix the delays - says Dr. Łukasz Wyszyński, head of the Department of International Relations at the Polish Naval Academy, in an interview with Defence24.pl.
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