During NATO exercise BALTOPS24 on June 25, 2024, German Vice-Admiral reported massive GPS interference.

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Summary

On June 25, 2024, during the NATO exercise BALTOPS24, German Vice-Admiral announced that massive GPS interference was detected. This interference likely affected military operations, indicating the use of electronic warfare tactics targeting navigation systems. The report was disseminated publicly via Twitter and noted as a significant disruption in the Baltic region exercises, highlighting ongoing electronic warfare threats in the area.

Classification

Confidence: High

Clear and explicit report from a German Vice-Admiral during a NATO exercise about massive GPS interference, indicating hostile electronic warfare against allied forces.

Source URL

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805567909873291269

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 13, 2026, 19:25 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 20:41 UTC
Event time: Jun 25, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "status": "approved",
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  "incident_type": "Unknown",
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  "source_reliability": "A",
  "info_credibility": "2",
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  "event_time_utc": "2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
  "created_at": "2026-02-13T19:25:09.487Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T20:41:41.179Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: LowSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jun 25, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Baltic Sea region

Primary actor

Russian hybrid warfare actors

Country

Baltic Sea Region

Countries

Baltic Sea Region

Tags

BALTOPS24, gnss interference, electronic warfare, NATO, Baltic Sea, Germany, Russian hybrid warfare

Nodes

Node 1: Borders

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