GPS tricks of the Kremlin: The Baltic Sea is becoming dangerous for civilian navigation
Russia has stepped up GPS jamming and spoofing in the eastern Baltic Sea, which poses a serious threat to civilian shipping and is causing alarm among countries in the region.
Here's What We Know
According to Polish GNSS researchers, the sources of interference with the GPS signal may be located on moving ships, not on stationary platforms, as previously thought. This makes it much more difficult to detect and neutralise them, requiring more complex solutions.
As a result of jamming at sea, ships disappear from radar and the automatic identification system (AIS) malfunctions, which starts transmitting false coordinates. Such actions may be part of Russia's hybrid warfare and are aimed at destabilising the security situation in the region.
An error in identifying the location of a ship's passage through Russian electronic warfare: MarineTraffic
Ilya Ilinin, deputy commander of the Finnish Coast Guard in the Gulf of Finland, said that these actions "can be regarded as a form of harassment". According to him, Russia is actively using GPS spoofing methods to falsify the location of ships.
Military and civilian structures in the region have already responded to the incidents. The Chief of the Romanian Defence Staff, General Georgice Vlad, stressed that cases of electromagnetic interference occur regularly: "Not every day, but in general, problems occur every week."
In response, experts in the Baltic States are calling for greater coordination and security. The possibility of involving international organisations to monitor and respond to such incidents is being considered.
Source: DefenceRomania
