The story of how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was allegedly attacked by GPS jamming is a particularly egregious example of journalists not doing their job properly.
Punching Upwards, Episode 7, for 26 October 2025
Topic: Aviation / War in Ukraine
Credits
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Sources
* Russia accused of sabotaging EU chief’s plane by jamming GPS, BBC News, 2 September 2025
* THIS Just makes Me So ANGRY and Frustrated!, Mentour Now!, 12 September 2025
* GPS jamming of leader’s plane puts Putin’s hybrid warfare on Europe’s radar, NBC News, 2 September 2025
* Bulgaria U-turns on claim Moscow jammed GPS of von der Leyen’s plane, Euro News, 4 September 2025
* Ursula von der Leyen’s flight to Plovdiv: what the data tells us, Flightradar24, 5 September 2025
* Electronic Flight Bag, the new standard, Airbus FAST Magazine, 2021
* Aeronautical charts for flight simulation: ChartFox
* Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide, FAA, 20 February 2025
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