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BudgetJun 9, 2026

Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale

Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale
Image source: Ars Technica Space
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Mystery of GPS interference across Europe raises questions about Russian motives.

Russian satellites have been identified as the cause of mysterious, seconds-long bursts of GPS interference across Europe—a rare example of human-made GPS interference coming from space.

But uncertainty still hangs over whether such interference is intentional and if it could be more powerfully weaponized as GPS jamming with continental reach in the future.

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