Russia is suspected of launching ‘extremely dangerous’ electronic attacks against thousands of British holiday flights, aviation sources have claimed.
The planes appear to be suffering from GPS jamming and spoofing, which interferes with wireless communication systems and uses fake signals to trick pilots into believing the aircraft is in a different location than where they actually are.
The European Aviation Safety Agency in January warned that authorities had seen a ‘sharp rise’ in jamming and spoofing ‘attacks’, but did not say who was behind them.
h/t Mauser
