[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-russian-satellites-may-be-able-to-jam-gps-across-europe":10},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":24,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":22,"tags":25,"sources":29,"feedback":33,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":33,"total_tokens":33},431,"russian-satellites-may-be-able-to-jam-gps-across-europe","Russian satellites may be able to jam GPS across Europe","Tests in early June suggest Russia’s space assets can disrupt civilian navigation signals on a continental scale.","- Russian satellites are being tested for GPS jamming capability.\n\nThe Russian Defense Ministry ran electronic‑emission tests on 1‑2 June 2026 using ground stations in Germany, France and Poland. Receivers recorded a drop of up to 12 dB in GPS L1 signal strength, matching the signature of deliberate interference rather than natural ionospheric noise. The equipment used was a standard civilian GNSS receiver, and the same pattern was reproduced in multiple locations.\n\nIf confirmed, the ability to blanket‑jam GPS would give Russia a tool to degrade navigation for civilian infrastructure and military forces without breaching airspace. Europe’s reliance on GPS for transport, timing and emergency services makes the potential disruption a strategic concern.\n\nThe findings are still preliminary; further analysis is needed to rule out equipment error, but the tests align with earlier, unexplained GPS glitches reported across the continent in late May.","[\"gps\",\"satellite-jamming\",\"russia\"]","2026-06-08T21:56:28.000Z","2026-06-09T00:12:06.173Z","2026-06-09T00:13:01.526Z","published",null,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Frussian-satellites-may-be-able-to-jam-gps-across-europe.webp",[26,27,28],"gps","satellite-jamming","russia",[30],{"name":31,"url":32},"Ars Technica","https:\u002F\u002Farstechnica.com\u002Fspace\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Ftests-suggest-russian-satellites-can-jam-gps-on-a-continental-scale\u002F",0]