The interference was recorded at an altitude of 12 km 60 kilometers from the Russian region. The incident did not affect the flight, the A-330 are equipped with a more advanced and safe military navigation system than those used in civil aviation, the publication points out.
Robblez flew to Lithuania to meet with the Spanish military participating in the NATO mission on the basis of Shyaulyai in the north of the country. The contingent consists of 150 military personnel and eight Eurofighter fighters.
The A-330 crew commander explained that such malfunctions occur quite often during commercial and military flights over the territory of Kaliningrad and consists in trying to disorient pilots, writes El Mundo. Board Robblest was able to cope with interference, receiving instructions from a military satellite, the report said.
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An increase in the number of cases of jamming of satellite signals in Eastern Europe, which is probably associated with the aggressor of the Russian Federation, was reported at the end of January 2024 by Estonian defense forces Martin Herey, the agency wrote Bloomberg.
On June 18, 2025, problems with the GPS signal were recorded over Poland and the Baltic Sea. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Poland Tomash Semonyak said that Russia was to blame.
August 21 Bild, citing satellite pictures of the Tochnyi investigation platform, wrote that the Russian Federation builds a giant radio intelligence station Near the borders with Poland and Lithuania. After completion of work, Russia will be able to intercept NATO radio communications in Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, as well as establish a more reliable connection with submarines in the Baltic Sea and the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, analysts say.
August 23 The authorities of the Baltic countries have announced a significant increase in radio and satellite interference in recent months, accusing the Russian Federation of placing equipment for a radio electronic struggle near their borders.
