When satellite data becomes a weapon
- Mar 26
- 1 min read
WIRED — Flightradar24, a widely used flight-tracking platform that aggregates real-time aircraft data from transponders and satellites, reports “a dramatic increase in GPS interference in the region since the start of the war, especially in the southeastern area of the Arabian Peninsula.”
A pilot who regularly flies routes over Gulf Cooperation Council states, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the experience from inside the cockpit. “It usually starts with a message on our FMC,” he says, referring to a flight management computer, “telling us that either our left or right GPS signal is lost.”
For passengers, nothing appears wrong. For the pilot, a cascade of procedures begins.
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