Spanish defence minister's jet faces GPS disruption near Russia's Kaliningrad

The incident mirrors recent GPS interference affecting high-profile European flights in the region.
Text: Óscar Ontañón Docal
Published 2025-09-24

Not long ago, we heard that Ursula von der Leyen's jet had suffered GPS disruption. Now, a Spanish military plane carrying Defence Minister Margarita Robles experienced similar interference while flying near Russia's Kaliningrad exclave on its way to Lithuania. The aircraft, also transporting relatives of Spanish airmen on a NATO mission, remained unaffected thanks to encrypted navigation systems. Defence officials said such incidents are common in this corridor, which has seen multiple cases of regional GPS disruption. The visit included meetings at a Lithuanian airbase, highlighting ongoing NATO cooperation on the eastern flank, while European authorities continue monitoring navigation security in the area. What do you think about this? Of course, if you want to learn more details, you can do so through the following link. Go!

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Margarita Robles, Minister of Defence arrives for a two-day meeting of the alliance's Defence Ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Feb. 14, 2023

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