GPS spoofing and jamming have become a phenomenon in recent years, especially around war zone areas. The aviation industry has discovered that there have been more incidents where navigational systems have been disrupted and false times or locations have been reported. However, flight control systems have remained intact, thankfully.
In a joint statement, EASA and IATA said, "Interference can pose significant challenges to aviation safety." The industry has urged more action to try to stop the issue. What is GPS spoofing? An example of GPS spoofing is when a country's military sends false Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to an 'enemy aircraft' or drone, which can also affect any other aircraft in the area.
The OpsGroup report on GPS spoofing states that there have been cases of false or jammed Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals that affect the GPS and aircraft navigational systems to report incorrect information such as location or time and, in some cases, completely disabling them. Aircraft avionics use GNSS, and jamming or spoofing can cause issues such as autopilot being switched off. A rise in incidents According to security intelligence organization OpsGroup, incidents of jamming and spoofing have been on the rise, especially around the Black Sea, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
They have been following the upsurge intently. They also suspect that the situation is likely to worsen as global conflict increases, but it will take time to find technology .
