Overview
- British media report that an RAF aircraft carrying Defence Secretary John Healey experienced GPS signal interference on a return flight from Estonia, disabling onboard GPS for the duration of the trip.
- Pilots switched to an alternative navigation system after the primary GPS was disrupted, according to coverage of the incident.
- The UK government has not issued an official comment and no formal attribution to Russia has been announced in public statements.
- News outlets and commentators have pointed to Moscow as a possible source of the jamming but reporters note it is unclear whether Healey or the flight was intentionally targeted.
- The episode follows a string of risky encounters, including a close April intercept by a Russian Su-35 and a 2024 GPS interference report, raising operational safety questions and likely prompting military reviews of navigation resilience and flight procedures.