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A 63-hour-long marathon of GPS jamming attacks disrupted global satellite navigation systems for hundreds of aircraft flying through the Baltic region – and Russia is thought to be responsible

Russia is suspected of launching a record-breaking 63-hour-long attack on GPS signals in the Baltic region. The incident, which affected hundreds of passenger jets earlier this month, occurred amid rising tensions between Russia and the NATO military alliance more than two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

“We have seen an increase in GPS jamming since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and allies have publicly warned that Russia has been behind GPS jamming affecting aviation and shipping,” a NATO official told New Scientist. “Russia has a track record of jamming GPS signals and has a range of capabilities for electronic warfare.”

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[–] mea_rah@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but VOR can be jammed just as easily? It's effectively just ground based GPS.

There are actually devices, that can to a certain extent resist jamming by rejecting signal coming from some direction while amplifying signal from other. Typically they amplify signal from space and reject signal from ground where the jammers would be. So in a way GPS is more resilient against jamming if you can use this device. But AFAIK they are only used for military purposes.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That device is called a CRPA (pronounced serpa). They are very effective at anti-jam.

As far as VOR jamming, those use a VHF omni-directional antenna, so it can be jammed. It might be hard because of the omni-directional part and the numbers of them, but definitely doable.

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Might have to break out the ole INS

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Inertial systems are good enough for rockets going to Mars, so why not a plane flying in a straight line?

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago

So I read about it on Wikipedia and apparently they’re still the main navigation tool for modern airliners. GPS is just used to maintain the accuracy of the INS.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

They are used for planes. The problem is the usable ones are stupidly expensive and/or classified millitary hardware.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

According to wikipedia all modern aircraft should be equipped with an Inertial Navigation System. A system that gives the position of the aircraft by using a buch of accelerometers and gyroscopes.

The GPS is just there to adjust the position given by the INS.

[–] rooster_butt@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago

IRSs drifts like crazy. If anything irs is the backup to GNSS currently.