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They tried to cancel the GPS on Margarita Robles' plane near Kaliningrad

Attempts to disturb navigation devices near Kaliningrad (Russian enclave between Poland, Lithuania and the Baltic Sea) are common.

MADRID, 17/09/2025.- La ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles durante la sesión de control celebrada, este miércoles, en el Congreso de los Diputados. EFE/ J.J. Guillén
Marguerite Robeles, in a stock image. Photo: EFE

Defence Minister Margarita Robles tried to "cancel" the GPS on the military plane bound for Lithuania near the Russian city of Kaliningrad, but it did not affect the flight.

Military sources have indicated that the A-330 has suffered this interference attempt when it was about 40,000 feet high, some 60 kilometres from Russia.

These aircraft have a more sophisticated and secure military navigation system than those used by civilian aircraft, according to sources.

Attempts at sabotage of navigation devices are common on routes near Kaliningrad, in the Russian enclave between Poland, Lithuania and the Baltic Sea.

Robles has travelled to Lithuania to visit the Spanish military in that country, consisting of eight Eurofighter fighters and 150 of the NATO Baltic Air Force mission at the Siauliai base in the north of the country.

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