Increased satellite navigation jamming inside Russia follows drone attacks on Russian air bases and may be designed to deter further attacks
technology
December 23, 2022
GPS signals are jammed in some parts of Russia, including around Moscow (red). gps jam
Russia has stepped up satellite jamming, especially around Moscow, to fend off long-range attacks by Ukrainian drones.
Russia is known to interfere with global navigation satellite systems, particularly GPS, which is operated by the US military and widely used in smartphones, car navigation systems, and other devices. The latest information from monitoring site GPSJam shows a sharp increase in sabotage activity in Russia (see map above). Site …
