Detection and identification of space-based GNSS interference from Russian satellites affecting navigation across Europe and beyond.

Intelligence & EspionageSignals/Technical Intelligence (SIGINT/TECHINT)GPS jamming, spoofing, EW

Aggressor

Summary

Analysis of a space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference source impacting Europe, Greenland, and Canada since 2019.

Classification

Confidence: High

The reported interference is deliberate and involves the use of military satellites, indicating hostility.

Source URL

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.03673

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Jun 6, 2026, 12:25 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 08:36 UTC
Event time: Jan 1, 2019, 12:00 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

{
  "id": "4c26d952-83eb-4dee-912a-5645ce737023",
  "url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.03673",
  "source": "extension",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Intelligence & Espionage",
  "subcategory": "Signals/Technical Intelligence (SIGINT/TECHINT)",
  "incident_type": "GPS jamming, spoofing, EW",
  "country": "Russian Federation",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "GNSS",
    "Interference",
    "Space-based",
    "Russia",
    "Navigation"
  ],
  "nodes": [],
  "countries": [],
  "where_text": "Cyberspace",
  "headline": null,
  "description": "Analysis of a space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference source impacting Europe, Greenland, and Canada since 2019.",
  "summary_short": "Detection and identification of space-based GNSS interference from Russian satellites affecting navigation across Europe and beyond.",
  "summary_extended": null,
  "actor_primary": "Russian early warning satellites",
  "target_primary": null,
  "location_text": "Russian Federation",
  "location_region": null,
  "location_coordinates_lat": 61.52401,
  "location_coordinates_lon": 105.318756,
  "location_precision": "Regional",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "High",
  "classification_rationale": "The reported interference is deliberate and involves the use of military satellites, indicating hostility.",
  "event_time_utc": "2019-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "unknown",
  "created_at": "2026-06-06T12:25:00.594Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-04T08:36:03.522Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
  "location_precision_band": "regional",
  "time_precision_band": "unknown",
  "severity_band": "significant",
  "attribution_confidence_band": "high",
  "attribution_basis": "independent_sources"
}

Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: SignificantAttribution: HighIndependence confirmedTime: UnknownLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jan 1, 2019, 12:00 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Russian Federation

Primary actor

Russian early warning satellites

Country

Russian Federation

Tags

GNSS, Interference, Space-based, Russia, Navigation

Loading signal...

{ "id": "4c26d952-83eb-4dee-912a-5645ce737023", "url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.03673", "source": "extension", "status": "approved", "category": "Intelligence & Espionage", "subcategory": "Signals/Technical Intelligence (SIGINT/TECHINT)", "incident_type": "GPS jamming, spoofing, EW", "country": "Russian Federation", "source_reliability": "C", "info_credibility": "3", "tags": [ "GNSS", "Interference", "Space-based", "Russia", "Navigation" ], "nodes": [], "countries": [], "where_text": "Cyberspace", "headline": null, "description": "Analysis of a space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference source impacting Europe, Greenland, and Canada since 2019.", "summary_short": "Detection and identification of space-based GNSS interference from Russian satellites affecting navigation across Europe and beyond.", "summary_extended": null, "actor_primary": "Russian early warning satellites", "target_primary": null, "location_text": "Russian Federation", "location_region": null, "location_coordinates_lat": 61.52401, "location_coordinates_lon": 105.318756, "location_precision": "Regional", "is_aggressor_signal": true, "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL", "is_hybrid_war_signal": true, "classification_complete": true, "hybrid_signal_complete": true, "classification_confidence": "High", "classification_rationale": "The reported interference is deliberate and involves the use of military satellites, indicating hostility.", "event_time_utc": "2019-01-01T12:00:00.000Z", "end_time_utc": null, "event_time_confidence": "unknown", "created_at": "2026-06-06T12:25:00.594Z", "updated_at": "2026-11-04T08:36:03.522Z", "reliability_band": "strong", "location_precision_band": "regional", "time_precision_band": "unknown", "severity_band": "significant", "attribution_confidence_band": "high", "attribution_basis": "independent_sources" }