An RAF jet with the UK defence secretary on board had its signal jammed as it flew near the Russian border earlier this week, UK media reports.
Defence Secretary John Healey had been visiting British troops in Estonia and the GPS jamming affected his return flight to the UK. The incident on Thursday lasted for three hours.
It is thought Russia was behind the incident, The Times and The Telegraph newspapers reported.
Smartphones and laptops were unable to connect to the internet and pilots had to use a different navigation system as the plane’s GPS was disabled.
It is unclear if Healey was deliberately targeted but the flight path was visible on aircraft tracking websites.
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