<2> Military GPS Jamming is Interfering with the Navigation Systems of Commercial Ships
<3> Widespread Jamming and Spoofing of GPS Signals Disrupts Navigation Systems of Commercial Ships
<>< The location confusion was a result of widespread jamming and spoofing of signals from global positioning satellite systems. This tactic, used by militaries and affiliated groups to disrupt the paths of drones and missiles, involves intentionally broadcasting high-intensity radio signals in the same frequency bands used by navigation tools. Jamming results in the disruption of a vehicle's satellite-based positioning while spoofing leads to navigation systems reporting a false location. <>< Commercial vessels are not the target of this tactic, but the electronic interference disrupted the navigation systems of more than 1,100 commercial ships in UAE, Qatari, Omani and Iranian waters on February 28, according to a report from Windward, a shipping intelligence firm. Jamming and spoofing also slowed marine traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz, a congested shipping lane that handles roughly 20% of the world's oil and gas exports and where precise navigation is essential, Windward's data showed. <>< Daily incidents have more than doubled, rising from 350 when the conflict began to 672