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Bulgaria: There Was No Jamming of Von Der Leyen Plane’s GPS
Italy proposes limiting public access to official flight data for state aircraft following GPS disruptions during von der Leyen's flight, aiming to enhance aviation security amid electronic warfare threats.
- On August 31, the plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reportedly experienced GPS disruption while approaching Plovdiv Airport, with Henry Foy, Financial Times Brussels bureau chief, onboard who first publicized the incident involving the Belgian-registered Dassault Falcon 900 .
- A European Commission spokesperson said Bulgarian intelligence services suggested Russian interference, but Bulgarian officials, including Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, denied prolonged GPS disruption Thursday, contradicting earlier claims.
- Flightradar24's analysis found the aircraft's transponder reported good GPS quality with NIC value 8 throughout, while a pilot recording showed GPS issues, and open-source data suggested only a nine-minute delay.
- Italy is now considering changes that would classify flight data for state aircraft and revise the 2011 decree on ministers' flight information, while Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has proposed reducing officials' traceability on public flight-tracking platforms.
- On September 2, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency said it was investigating the incident, while EUROCONTROL and officials noted electronic warfare and GPS disruptions have increased since the war in Ukraine began in 2022.
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Bulgaria U-turns on claim Moscow jammed GPS of von der Leyen's plane
Bulgaria's Prime Minister says there is "no evidence" of "prolonged interference or jamming" of the GPS signal around Plovdiv airport at the time of von der Leyen's landing, but experts remain divided, with some still supporting Russian spoofing allegations.
No evidence of a Russian attack on the Leyens flight. Bulgaria's authorities are clearing up signal disruption.
The plane on which the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen was travelling on Sunday 31 August was the subject of GPS interference in Bulgaria, a common phenomenon in this part of Eastern Europe, but why is it suspected that Russia was responsible for this operation?
The GPS signal of an aircraft with a Leyen on board failed. Pilot Moritz Bürger explains that disturbances are "almost everyday" in his profession – and one of them is particularly dangerous. Technical warning systems are no longer completely reliable. What is the risk for passengers?
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