South Korean military blames North Korea for ‘jamming attack’ of GPS signal | Aviation News

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South Korea said North Korea’s GPS jamming operation began on Friday and continued on Saturday, affecting many ships at sea and dozens of civilian aircraft.

Seoul military says North Korea launched Global Positioning System (GPS) interception attack; this attack was an ongoing disruption operation in South Korea that affected many ships and dozens of civilian aircraft.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Saturday warned ships and aircraft operating in the Western Sea region, also known as the Yellow Sea, to be wary of North Korea’s GPS signal disruption.

“North Korea carried out GPS jamming provocations in Haeju and Kaesong yesterday and today (November 8-9),” JCS said in a statement, adding that many ships and dozens of civilian aircraft experienced “some operational disruptions” as a result.

GPS relies on a network of satellites and receivers that enable global positioning and navigation.

JCS also called on North Korea to immediately stop intervening and warned that it would be held accountable for its actions.

The South Korean government said that between May 29 and June 2, an estimated 500 aircraft and hundreds of ships experienced GPS problems due to North Korean interference. Seoul filed a complaint with the UN aviation agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which warned North Korea to stop the jamming.

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Saturday that the latest GPS “jamming attack” involved a weaker interception signal compared to the widespread interception carried out by North Korea in May and June.

South Korean military operations and equipment were not affected, Yonha said, referring to the JCS.

Tensions between the two Koreas have increased in recent months due to Pyongyang’s missile tests, North Korea’s destruction of transportation infrastructure connecting the north to the south, recent dumping of garbage into the south from balloons launched from the north, and reports of North Korean deployments. Korean troops will fight on behalf of Russia in Ukraine.

Aviation experts say North Korea’s garbage balloon campaign, multiple ballistic missile launches and the emergence of GPS “spoofing,” in which a signal is transmitted to override a legitimate GPS satellite signal, have increased risks in South Korean airspace as tensions between South Korea and Korea rise He said it complicated airline operations. rival nations.