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- Russia is suspected of jamming the signals of a plane carrying the UK's defense secretary.
- The plane experienced GPS problems near the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.
- Russian electronic warfare units are believed to be behind GPS disruptions in the region.
Russia is suspected of jamming the signals of a military plane carrying UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps.
A UK defense source told Business Insider that the GPS on the plane carrying Shapps back from a NATO exercise to Poland was temporarily jammed near Kaliningrad, Russia's Baltic enclave, on Thursday.
At no time was the safety of the aircraft threatened and it's not unusual for aircraft to experience GPS jamming near Kaliningrad, the source added.