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TexasTowelie

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 06:23 PM Monday

Plane carrying EU's top leader targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming - CNN



A plane carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, a spokesperson for the commission told CNN.

The commission received “information from Bulgarian authorities that they suspect this blatant interference was carried out by Russia,” said European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson Arianna Podestà.

The plane landed safely, the spokesperson said. A source familiar with the situation told CNN the pilots landed the plane using paper maps.

CNN senior international correspondent Melissa Bell reports from Paris.
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Plane carrying EU's top leader targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming - CNN (Original Post) TexasTowelie Monday OP
Good gawd. How horrific. Thankfully they had pilots experienced enough to go "old school" & use maps hlthe2b Monday #1
Garmin Makes A Solution MrWowWow Monday #2

hlthe2b

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1. Good gawd. How horrific. Thankfully they had pilots experienced enough to go "old school" & use maps
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 06:27 PM
Monday

I sooo wish to hear certain news about Putin-- almost as much as I do about another person...

MrWowWow

(957 posts)
2. Garmin Makes A Solution
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 06:53 PM
Monday

In contested or jammed GPS environments (e.g., due to Russian interference), only military-grade receivers with SAASM/M-Code capability and/or anti-jam features can maintain operational navigation. These include:

DAGR as a field-proven handheld option

Embedded receivers like MPE-M and MicroGRAM-M for platform integration

Modern solutions such as TruTrak-M Type I/II for assured PNT

Spaceborne systems like Sentinel for satellite platforms

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Garmin-Don't Fly the Victor Airways Without It!

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