Sharp rise in GPS jamming over Baltic Sea

Sweden accuses Russia of being behind a significant rise in GPS signal jamming over the Baltic Sea, raising concerns for aviation in the region. Moscow denies the allegations

GPS DISRUPTIONS: Sweden says incidents have grown both geographically and in scope, becoming an almost daily occurrence

55
495
733*
2023
2024
2025
*As of Aug 28

GPS interference (Aug 31)
Medium
High

POLAND
UKRAINE
SWEDEN
ESTONIA
FINLAND
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
BULGARIA
Baltic Sea
Plovdiv airport

500km
310 miles

STA report comes after plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was affected by interference over Bulgaria on Aug 31. Plane landed safely at Plovdiv Airport, reportedly relying on paper maps

Sources: Swedish Transport Agency (STA), GPSJam
Picture: Getty Images
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