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GPS Signals Jammed on Royal Air Force Falcon 900LX Flight
Royal Air Force aircraft flew close to the Russian border on flight from Estonia
Royal Air Force Falcon 900LX jet
The Royal Air Force’s 32 Squadron operates two Dassault Falcon 900LX jets under the designation Envoy. © UK Ministry of Defence

A Dassault Falcon 900LX carrying UK defense secretary John Healey had its GPS and communications systems jammed during a flight from Estonia on May 21. The incident, which was confirmed by the Ministry of Defence, resulted in Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots having to use alternative means of navigation after the jamming occurred when flying close to the border with Russia.

The jammed flight is one of several recently reported incidents in which Russian military forces appear to have deliberately confronted UK aircraft. On May 20, the Ministry of Defence acknowledged that in an April incident, Russian fighters had “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted an RAF surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea.