GPS signals being disrupted over Russia’s territory to prevent the attacks of Ukraine
Russia has begun to interfere with GPS signals over its territory to prevent the attacks of Ukraine. Monitoring of GPS data on the territory of the Russian Federation reveals that multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week, the American magazine WIRED reports. The signal interference follows Ukraine launching long-range drone attacks deep into Russian territory.
It may act as a way to potentially stop drones that rely upon GPS for navigation. It is reported that the GPS issues were first spotted by the monitoring system GPSJam, which uses data from planes to track problems with the satellite navigation system. Since the beginning of December, an increase in the number of GPS disturbances has been reported in the Russian cities of Saratov, Volgograd, and Penza.
All of the cities are in western Russia and within hundreds of kilometers of the border with Ukraine. In particular, on December 5, GPSJam logged a limited amount of GPS interference in Russia -- the majority of registered interference took place around Moscow. Since December 11, multiple areas of the country have faced GPS disruption, data gathered by GPSJam shows.
The American publication suggests that GPS interference in Russian cities may be related to recent attacks on objects in the Russian territory, which the aggressor country blamed on Ukraine.
A damaged Tu-22M3 bomber and a destroyed mobile airfield unit at the Russian Diaghilev Air Base as a result of an explosion on December 5, 2022. Russia. Photo from social media
Then the Russians announced that the military airbase in Engels near Saratov, as well as Diaghilev air base near Ryazan, were allegedly attacked by Ukrainian drones.
UAVs also allegedly attacked an airfield in the Russian city of Kursk.
Russian Tu-95 at Engels military air base after extinguishing. December 2022
GPS jamming can stop drones flying in certain areas.
Vehicles of the EW system 1RL257 Krasukha-4 system in Russia
WIRED notes that Russia has several types of electronic warfare systems that can be used to jam GPS.
Illustration on the topic of GPS. Photo credits: Lockheed Martin
The United Kingdom and the United States are seeking alternatives to GPS technology that would not rely on satellite data.
Experts are concerned that future wars could be fought using the signal jammers, which will create even more interferences to communication and navigation.
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