I am sure most of you have read the media coverage today about the number of commercial aircraft that have had their GPS or navigational equipment also known as satellite navigation jammed over the last year. I only read it because I am flying to Europe and would like to know what the fuss is about.
Apparently it is a well known fact Russia has a jamming station based in Kalingrad which covers the Baltic regions. This is only affecting flights flying in that region and is more for military disruption and nothing else. There is a war going on and if you look at the map the hot spots of where there is conflict are clearly highlighted by jamming operations taking place.
The media like to make a story out of nothing and even if the number has increased from 50 flights a week to 350 per week the modern aero plane has other systems that they can use and no one is at risk.
Media likes to sensationalize stories creating panic when there is no panic and this is nothing new and has been ongoing for over a year already. In every sensational story the real truth is revealed more than half way in when they mention this is only happening in the Baltic region with countries neighboring Russian borders or close to it. I agree it is not grea,t but if it was of concern those flights would not be happening.
I would be concerned if it was happening directly around Heathrow or any other major airport due to how they stack the planes before landing which can take up to an hour. 50 planes a day over such a large area with no tangible proof that specific flight has been targeted and is more like a carpet ban jamming the sat nav over the entire region. Again this is for military aircraft and commercial airlines are just the collateral damage as such flying in those regions.
I rarely read the press these days because there is always an agenda within an agenda and this could be about getting more backing for Ukraine from those faltering in their support due to the length of the war. Keeping Russia in the forefront of everyone's thoughts is what this story is about because this is actually old news over 1 year old yet every single media house is running with these headlines. This has been well planned and a leaked story showing how the Russians have put he British people in jeopardy.
