Scramble to seek out Russian cyberhackers who unleashed GPS jamming assault
- UK, US and Swedish plane have been deployed to trace down the hackers
Britain launched a significant operation as we speak to determine Russian navy cyberhackers who focused the UK Defence Secretary’s RAF plane.
Just hours after the Kremlin’s Electronic Warfare (EW) specialists jammed alerts on Grant Shapps‘ jet, the UK and her allies struck again.
This morning, at 8am, a British Rivet Joint surveillance plane took off from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, sure for the Baltic.
Its departure got here simply over an hour after a US navy Rivet Joint left its base in Mildenhall, Suffolk, sure for a similar airspace.
The high-tech plane then spent a number of hours flying loops near the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland.
Russia jammed the alerts on Grant Shapps’ aircraft because it flew close to its Kaliningrad enclave yesterday. He’s seen yesterday throughout his go to to Poland
The RAF Dassault Falcon 900’s major GPS system and its satellite tv for pc communications had been blocked for approaching half-hour (File picture)
This the flight path that Mr Shapps aircraft took earlier than it was hit by a Russian cyber assault simply outdoors Kaliningrad
The Rivet Joints are geared up with sensors which ‘absorb’ digital emissions from GPS jamming programs used to hit the Defence Secretary’s aircraft on Wednesday night.
Mr Shapps’ £40 million aircraft was struck by a Russian GPS jammer on his return from Poland the place he had been assembly British troops.
Thousands of UK troopers primarily based there are collaborating within the largest NATO navy workouts because the Cold War.
The assault lasted half-hour and took out one of many Dassault 900LX’s major navigation programs and its web communications community.
Back-up programs had been referred to as upon and Mr Shapps’ flight continued as scheduled, touching down at RAF Northolt in west London.
The EW assault on the Defence Secretary’s aircraft, and the UK and US operations launched simply hours later, come amid deepening considerations a couple of main battle between Russia and the West.
Mr Shapps has appealed in useless to the Treasury for a significant enhance in defence spending now – to arrange for such a state of affairs.
The Mail has additionally launched a significant marketing campaign ‘Don’t Leave Britain Defenceless’ calling for a money enhance for the UK’s Armed Forces now, which has gained large assist.
A Royal Air Force Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint navy reconnaissance plane took off from RAF Waddington as we speak (File picture)
A US navy Rivet Joint (pictured) additionally left its base in Mildenhall, Suffolk, as we speak sure for a similar airspace (File picture)
This screengrab from Flight Radar reveals the flight path the Rivet Joint plane took after departing from RAF Waddington
This screengrab from Flight Radar additionally reveals a Swedish surveillance plane circling within the Baltic Sea
Another Swedish plane was additionally seen circling the north west of Poland the place the cyber assault came about yesterday
Mr Shapps’ jet flew inside 60 miles of Kaliningrad on its return journey from Poland. Hundreds of economic flights utilizing the identical airspace have reported related issues in latest months.
The assaults are understood to be a part of the Kremlin’s cyberwarfare programme in opposition to the West. Alarmingly, the Mail has been informed Russia is ‘years forward’ on this extremely subtle space of battle.
Without GPS pilots can lose their situational consciousness which, in a worst case state of affairs, might trigger a deadly collision.
Typhoons, F-35 fighter jets and RAF transport plane have reported related makes an attempt to jam their GPS programs.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland has strengthened its northern border with Kaliningrad, an enclave sandwiched between the Baltic Sea, Poland and Lithuania.
The UK and US Rivet Joints had been accompanied on their mission as we speak by Swedish surveillance plane – the nation’s contribution comes only a week after its formal induction into NATO. The flight paths of the UK, US and Swedish plane had been revealed on flight radar web sites and shared on social media.
So far, the Ministry of Defence has declined to remark formally on the UK intelligence gathering exercise as we speak over the Baltic. A defence supply described the operations as ‘routine’.
Britain launched a significant operation as we speak to determine Russian navy cyberhackers who focused the UK Defence Secretary’s RAF plane.
Just hours after the Kremlin’s Electronic Warfare (EW) specialists jammed alerts on Grant Shapps’ jet, the UK and her allies struck again.
This morning, at 0800hrs, a British Rivet Joint surveillance plane took off from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, sure for the Baltic.
During his go to to Poland, Mr Shapps met with Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz to participate within the joint press convention and assembly on a navy coaching compound
Mr Kosiniak-Kamysz (R) and Mr Shapps visited the NATO-organized Steadfast Defender 2024 navy train in Poland
Its departure got here simply over an hour after a US navy Rivet Joint left its base in Mildenhall, Suffolk, sure for a similar airspace.
The high-tech plane then spent a number of hours flying loops near the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland.
The Rivet Joints are geared up with sensors which ‘absorb’ digital emissions from GPS jamming programs used to hit the Defence Secretary’s aircraft on Wednesday night.
Mr Shapps’ £40 million aircraft was struck by a Russian GPS jammer on his return from Poland the place he had been assembly British troops.
Thousands of UK troopers primarily based there are collaborating within the largest NATO navy workouts because the Cold War.
The assault lasted half-hour and took out one of many Dassault 900LX’s major navigation programs and its web communications community.
Back-up programs had been referred to as upon and Mr Shapps’ flight continued as scheduled, touching down at RAF Northolt in west London.
The EW assault on the Defence Secretary’s aircraft, and the UK and US operations launched simply hours later, come amid deepening considerations a couple of main battle between Russia and the West.
Mr Shapps has appealed in useless to the Treasury for a significant enhance in defence spending now – to arrange for such a state of affairs.
The Mail has additionally launched a significant marketing campaign ‘Don’t Leave Britain Defenceless’ calling for a money enhance for the UK’s Armed Forces now, which has gained large assist.
Mr Shapps’ jet flew inside 60 miles of Kaliningrad on its return journey from Poland. Hundreds of economic flights utilizing the identical airspace have reported related issues in latest months.
The assaults are understood to be a part of the Kremlin’s cyberwarfare programme in opposition to the West. Alarmingly, the Mail has been informed Russia is ‘years forward’ on this extremely subtle space of battle.
Without GPS pilots can lose their situational consciousness which, in a worst case state of affairs, might trigger a deadly collision.
Typhoons, F-35 fighter jets and RAF transport plane have reported related makes an attempt to jam their GPS programs.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland has strengthened its northern border with Kaliningrad, an enclave sandwiched between the Baltic Sea, Poland and Lithuania.
The UK and US Rivet Joints had been accompanied on their mission as we speak by Swedish surveillance plane – the nation’s contribution comes only a week after its formal induction into NATO.
The flight paths of the UK, US and Swedish plane had been revealed on flight radar web sites and shared on social media.
So far, the Ministry of Defence has declined to remark formally on the UK intelligence gathering exercise as we speak over the Baltic. A defence supply described the operations as ‘routine’.
