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Spoofing, jamming and ‘Russian-style’ attacks: How ship positions became a pawn in global conflict

Experts tell TradeWinds how simple it is for a ship’s position to be spoofed or jammed

Europe’s Galileo GNSS system consists of 28 satellites and is interoperable with GPS from the US and GLONASS from Russia. All have signals that can be easily jammed or spoofed, according to security experts.
Europe’s Galileo GNSS system consists of 28 satellites and is interoperable with GPS from the US and GLONASS from Russia. All have signals that can be easily jammed or spoofed, according to security experts.Photo: ESA
TradeWinds technology editor Stockholm
Published 25 June 2025, 07:58Updated 25 June 2025, 08:30
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