Occasional 10-second bursts of radio energy have knocked out antennae from Romania to Greenland.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin talking with young scientists during a visit to the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia in Korolyov, outside Moscow, on October 26, 2023.
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By Patrick Tucker
Science & Technology Editor
June 10, 2026 05:00 PM ET
Mysterious 10-second GPS interference signals have been hitting Europe since 2019 — and researchers think Russia is to blame
Russian military satellites, designed to detect nuclear explosions are jamming GPS signals across Europe; incidents go back to 2019, new study warns
Russian Satellites Are Jamming GPS Signals, Study Says
Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale
Scientists name Russian early-warning satellites as a source of GPS interference across Europe
Russia is jamming GPS from space
Guerra eletrônica: Rússia usa satélites militares para sabotar o GPS europeu, demonstra cientista americano
Satelliti russi stanno disturbando i segnali GPS sull'Europa?
Russia's Starlink rival loses one of its first operational satellites, Russian media reports
Șoc în lumea științifică și tech: dovezi că Rusia bruiază din spațiu semnalul GPS, ceea ce părea imposibil până azi. Drona de la Constanța, invocată ca exemplu - HotNews.ro
New research suggests that Russian satellite systems are at least testing their ability to disrupt global networks.
Mysterious GPS disruptions across Europe, affecting vast areas for years, are now linked to a Russian military satellite network.…
The interference happened mostly during business hours, suggesting scheduled operations.
Mystery of GPS interference across Europe raises questions about Russian motives.
Russian Tundra-series satellites belonging to the EKS system are causing brief GPS signal disruptions across Europe, according to…
Russia is jamming GPS from space
