Event 7e123b58-e5d6-4252-9681-f156e3419ecb

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: EW Country: Estonia Country: Latvia Country: Lithuania Country: Finland Country: Poland Country: Russia Country: Belarus Attack Type: Electronic Warfare

Source: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1775216532030713871.html

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Massive GNSS Jamming Across Baltic Region Coincides with NATO Exercise

Short Summary: Widespread GNSS jamming observed in the Baltic Sea area on April 4, 2024, highly coinciding with a major NATO military exercise.

Description

A detailed analysis of large-scale GNSS jamming (Electronic Warfare) activity affecting the Baltic Sea region during the NATO exercise Operation Steadfast Defender on April 4, 2024. This electronic warfare action caused severe GPS disruptions impacting civilian and military aircraft, as visualized through open-source interference heatmaps and aviation data. The jamming originated from locations in Russia, Belarus, and Kaliningrad, affecting Baltic states, southern Finland, and northern Poland.

Evidence

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The 2024-04-04 GNSS jamming in the Baltics was on a unprecedented scale.

The most probable cause for this is the ongoing NATO exercise Steadfast Defender, which has also been noted in several aviation information bulletins.

Sources of GNSS jamming are from Kaliningrad, western Russia and Belarus.

The impact covers the air corridors over the Baltic States, Southern Finland and Northern Poland.

A clear pattern of jamming intensity can be seen on the map with red indicating heavy interference.

Related URLs

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1775216532030713871.html

Source

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1775216532030713871.html

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