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Russia Expands Kaliningrad GPS Spoofing, Jams UK Jet

5/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

Russia expanded its Kaliningrad GPS spoofing network from three antennas in early 2025 to 36 transmitters covering a 450 km radius, said Lithuanian regulator Darius Kuliesius.
Russian forces jammed the GPS of a UK RAF jet carrying Defence Secretary John Healey near Estonia’s border, forcing a navigation switch.
Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Estonia and Finland all blamed Russia for GPS disturbances near Kaliningrad.

History

Historical Context

Electronic warfare began in the Boer War (1899-1902) and early radio jamming, later becoming GPS-denial systems. In 2010 Russia created a 30-kilometre GPS-jamming bubble near Sevastopol that forced U.S. warships to rely on inertial navigation. Lithuanian regulator Darius Kuliesius says Russia expanded Kaliningrad’s spoofing network to 36 transmitters covering a 450-kilometre radius, echoing 2010 tactics and prompting NATO countermeasures.

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Story summary

Russia expanded its Kaliningrad GPS spoofing network from three antennas in early 2025 to 36 transmitters covering a 450 km radius, said Lithuanian regulator Darius Kuliesius.
Russian forces jammed the GPS of a UK RAF jet carrying Defence Secretary John Healey near Estonia’s border, forcing a navigation switch.
Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Estonia and Finland all blamed Russia for GPS disturbances near Kaliningrad.

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