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EU to boost satellite defences against GPS jamming, Defence commissioner says
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Posted on September 1, 2025
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The EU plans to deploy more satellites to counter GPS jamming, enhancing resilience and detection capabilities, following a recent incident involving GPS interference.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit to strengthen resilience against GPS interferences and will improve capabilities to detect it, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Monday.
His remarks followed an incident on Sunday in which the GPS system aboard European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's aircraft was jammed en route to Bulgaria. Bulgarian authorities suspect the jamming was due to due to interference by Russia, an EU spokesperson said.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Bart Meijer)
The European Union will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit to strengthen resilience against GPS interferences and improve capabilities to detect such incidents.
The announcement followed an incident where the GPS system aboard European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's aircraft was jammed while en route to Bulgaria.
Bulgarian authorities suspect that the GPS jamming incident involving Ursula von der Leyen's aircraft was a deliberate act.
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