Article: EU to boost satellite defenses against GPS jamming, defense commissioner says

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Sep 1, 2025

EU to boost satellite defenses against GPS jamming, defense commissioner says

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — Europe's Ariane 6 rocket takes off, in Kourou, French Guiana, July 9, 2024. European Space Agency (ESA)/Manuel Pedoussaut/Handout via REUTERS

BRUSSELS - The European Union will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit to strengthen resilience against GPS interferences and will improve capabilities to detect it, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Monday.

His remarks followed an incident on Sunday in which the GPS system aboard European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's aircraft was jammed en route to Bulgaria. Bulgarian authorities suspect the jamming was due to due to interference by Russia, an EU spokesperson said.

(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Bart Meijer // REUTERS)

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