Security
GNSS Jamming and Spoofing Events Present a Growing Danger
Many reports of jamming and spoofing come from conflict zones
GNSS jamming
Many reports of jamming and spoofing come from conflict zone areas of the world. © AIN

Last year, reports that fake signals were jeopardizing aircraft navigation systems spiked in the area over the Black Sea. First reported by security intelligence organization OpsGroup, the reports cited false or jammed global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals, affecting the U.S. global positioning system (GPS) civil signals, causing aircraft navigation systems to show missing or inaccurate position information.

More recently, an OpsGroup member reported experiencing GPS spoofing on January 29 after departing from Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport (LLBG). “This lasted until the FIR boundary. ATC was notified and provided vectors [to us] instead.”