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Headline: Poland Detects Russian GPS Signal Interruptions over the Baltic Sea Impacting Civilian and Military Aviation
Short Summary: Poland, on June 17, 2025, announced ongoing GPS signal disruptions over the Baltic Sea linked to Russian military electronic warfare efforts targeting NATO countries in the region, including the Baltic States and Northern Europe. The Polish Defense Minister confirmed that these disturbances encompass jamming and spoofing techniques, leading to significant operational challenges such as the diversion of a passenger flight and drone navigation failures. Consequently, Polish authorities established a special security committee that issued operational and safety recommendations to military and civil aviation bodies. Lithuanian defense officials also reported the widening scope of GPS interference near its coast and adjacent waters by the Kaliningrad region, raising concerns about the safety of civilian maritime and aerial navigation. The repeated disruptions indicate an escalated Russian effort to undermine navigation systems and assert hybrid warfare pressure on Baltic Sea states.
Extended Summary: Poland, on June 17, 2025, announced ongoing GPS signal disruptions over the Baltic Sea linked to Russian military electronic warfare efforts targeting NATO countries in the region, including the Baltic States and Northern Europe. The Polish Defense Minister confirmed that these disturbances encompass jamming and spoofing techniques, leading to significant operational challenges such as the diversion of a passenger flight and drone navigation failures. Consequently, Polish authorities established a special security committee that issued operational and safety recommendations to military and civil aviation bodies. Lithuanian defense officials also reported the widening scope of GPS interference near its coast and adjacent waters by the Kaliningrad region, raising concerns about the safety of civilian maritime and aerial navigation. The repeated disruptions indicate an escalated Russian effort to undermine navigation systems and assert hybrid warfare pressure on Baltic Sea states.
On June 17, 2025, Poland publicly confirmed detecting significant GPS signal interruptions over the Baltic Sea region, attributing the disruptions to deliberate Russian electronic warfare activities aimed at sabotage. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz reported these disturbances affect NATO countries in Northern Europe, including the Baltic States, and have heightened concerns over air traffic navigation safety and drone operations. The disruptions include GPS jamming and spoofing that cause loss of control in drones and forced rerouting of a passenger plane from Bydgoszcz to Poznan. A special security committee convened weeks earlier to issue military aviation recommendations and coordinate with civil aviation authorities. Lithuanian officials corroborated an expansion of GPS signal blocking near the Lithuanian coast and the Curonian Lagoon, close to Russia's Kaliningrad region, highlighting increased risks to drone control and civilian shipping in the Baltic Sea.
The event explicitly describes deliberate Russian GPS signal interference classified as sabotage, constituting aggressor hostile activity. Simultaneously, Polish and NATO countries' security responses, including military and civil aviation coordination and issuance of warnings, qualify as defense preparations.
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