Los passenger aircraft flights They have suffered a significant increase in GPS signal interference incidents in recent months, which has generated a lot of worry about the air security of Lutania.
However, Marius CesnulevičiusNational Security Advisor, affirms that these interferences are not specifically aimed at Lithuania, but are the result of Russia’s electronic defense measures in their conflict with Ukraine.
“Russia is involved in an armed conflict with Ukraine and is using those electronic war measures that are necessary for Russia to guarantee their safety”he said Wednesday after a meeting of the State Defense Council.
“We have no indications that Russia is specifically attacking usour civil aviation, but their self -defense measures have a direct impact on air security, and there will be more of those interference incidents, “he added.
In this regard, he explains that the impact of these Russian self -defense measures, designed to divert Ukrainian missiles and drones, has had collateral effects on air navigation: “Drones or missiles can be lost or receiving the incorrect coordinates of the objective, which causes interference that affects civil aviation”.
Although it does not represent a direct threat to the safety of flights, these interruptions They increase the risk of confusion for pilots and complicate normal operations. Even so, the Lithuanian government has assured that air security in the country is guaranteed.
“At the moment We are analyzing if we can have any technical response To this to facilitate the work of the pilots and guarantee a better flight security. […] There is no threat to an individual plane, but when everyone is experiencing interruptions, It is easy to see that Lithuania may not be as attractive as a flight destination“Cesnulevičius developed.
