A member of staff of the NATO naval and marine monitors nearby vessels on the bridge of USS Mount Whitney during the NATO-led military exercise Trident Juncture. Picture: AFP
Reuters: Finland's GPS was disrupted during NATO war games and Russia could be responsible: PM
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland’s GPS signal was intentionally disrupted during NATO war games in the Nordic countries over the past few weeks and the culprit could be Russia, Prime Minster Juha Sipila said on Sunday.
Finland’s air navigation services on Tuesday issued a warning for air traffic due to a large-scale GPS interruption in the north of the country. Norway posted a similar warning about loss of GPS signals for pilots in its own airspace at the end of the October when the NATO exercise began.
“It is possible that Russia has been the disrupting party in this. Russia is known to possess such capabilities,” Sipila told public broadcaster Yle.
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Update: GPS signals jammed: Norway, Finland warn pilots Russia may blind their navigation systems (News.com.au)
WNU Editor: Who says the Russians were doing it. It could have been NATO testing the response of its forces.
