Should have been shot DOWN
The UK Ministry of Defence has publicly expressed concerns after a RAF plane with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was subjected to GPS jamming while flying near the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. While London did not explicitly assign blame for the incident, British media reports are claiming Moscow was behind it.
The incident was publicized by the ministry on Thursday, with a spokesperson revealing the electronic interference had occurred while Shapps was traveling back to the UK from Poland on Wednesday.
“The plane carrying the defence secretary and his delegation temporarily experienced GPS jamming when they flew close to Kaliningrad,” the spokesperson said.
“It didn’t threaten the safety of the aircraft and it is not unusual for aircraft to experience GPS jamming near Kaliningrad, which is, of course, Russian territory,” the official added.