Signal
Submitted
Feb 13, 2026, 19:25 UTC
Baltic Jammer has intermittently jammed GPS signals affecting at least 873 primarily civilian aircraft over 46 hours since December 2023 in southern Baltic region, causing significant navigation disruption.
Since March 12, 2024, a persistent GPS jamming operation named 'Baltic Jammer' has targeted the south Baltic region's airspace, affecting navigation for at least 873 unique aircraft, mostly civilian passenger jets. Ryanair flight SP-RKS notably lost GPS navigation for over two hours while operating near Vilnius, Lithuania. The jamming continued nearly nonstop for 46 hours before a brief 23 hour and 50 minute pause, after which it resumed disrupting flights again. This ongoing electronic warfare operation represents the longest duration of GPS spoofing or jamming in the region since similar activity was documented beginning in December 2023. Multiple researchers and data sources, including gpsjam.org and live_airplanes, confirm the scale and impact, which threatens civilian aviation safety and potentially hampers military operations in the Baltic States airspace. The event underscores increasing electronic warfare threats in the Baltic region amid regional geopolitical tensions.
Confidence: Medium
Sustained electronic jamming targeting civilian aircraft navigation systems constitutes hostile hybrid warfare activity aiming to degrade Baltic regional air navigation safety and security. Multiple independent data sources support this assessment. The jamming represents clear hostile interference with critical transport infrastructure.
Source URL
https://x.com/i/web/status/1769101379899986224
Source reliability
F
Info credibility
6
Event time
Mar 14, 2024, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Vilnius approach area
Region
South Baltics
Primary actor
Baltic Jammer
Country
Baltic Sea Region
Countries
Estonia
Tags
GPS jamming, Electronic warfare, Baltic region, Civil aviation safety, Hybrid warfare, NATO maritime security, Russian electronic interference
Nodes
Node 1: Borders