The British Defense Minister’s plane was exposed to electronic jamming near a Russian enclave
A British Royal Air Force plane carrying Minister of Defense John Healy, to electronic jamming this week while flying near Russian boycott, according to what was revealed by The Times newspaper on Sunday.
The newspaper reported that during Haley’s return from Estonia on Thursday after visiting the British forces deployed there, his government plane lost contact with the satellite signal, indicating the presence of military and political advisors and a correspondent for The Times newspaper on board.
The phones and computers on the plane were unable to connect to the Internet, and the pilots were forced to do so after the global positioning system malfunctioned. "GPS" To use alternative means to determine the location of the aircraft "Falcon 900LX" During the return flight, which took 3 hours.
The newspaper pointed out that restoring communication with the satellite requires stopping the plane and then restarting it, which is impossible during its flight, in a situation that one of the pilots of the British plane described as rare and not seen in a long time.
Is Russia behind the accident?
According to the newspaper, Russia is suspected of being behind the jamming incident, which is not the first of its kind.
In 2024, the plane of then Polish Defense Minister Grant Shapps was hit. It also reported similar interference with the Global Positioning System while flying near the Russian province of Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea.
The British Prime Minister’s Office indicated that this type of interference is not uncommon near the Russian province.
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