A detailed analysis published in January 2026 declares that the era of GPS as a reliable utility is visibly ending, with coastal states around the Baltic and North Sea issuing a formal open letter to the international maritime community over escalating GNSS interference from conflict-zone spillover. Low-cost jammers are now widely accessible, and spoofing — capable of silently misdirecting receivers — is achievable with open-source SDR tools. LEO constellation provider Xona Space Systems raised $92 million to build a resilient PNT backup layer; Galileo OSNMA authentication is also being promoted as a countermeasure.
Original source: Chaifry / GPS World
Retrieved: 2026-02-27 | Language: EN | Reading time: 7 min read