Nearly 1,000 Ships’ GPS Jammed Near Iran Daily, Navy Group Says

Close to 1,000 ships a day are seeing their GPS signals jammed near Iran’s coast, according to a French naval liaison group.

The disruption makes it harder to navigate safely at night, in poor visibility or when there’s heavy shipping traffic, the MICA Center, which promotes co-operation between navies and commercial shipping said in a post on X. On average 970 vessels have had their signals jammed daily since June 13, it said.

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