North Korea Makes GPS Disruption Provocation Of South Korea

UNSPLASH/Kristina Delp ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - North Korea launched a Global Positioning System (GPS) disruption on Friday and Saturday so that it affected the operation of private ships and aircraft.

As reported by Reuters on Saturday, November 9, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) advised ships and aircraft operating in the West Sea region to be careful about interference with North Korea's GPS signals.

JCS urged North Korea to immediately stop the latest provocation and warned they would be responsible for its actions.

GPS is a satellite and receiver network used for navigation.

Tensions between the two Koreas have flared up again since North Korea began flying balloons that brought garbage to South Korea in late May.

The provocation prompted South Korea to restart propaganda broadcasts through loudspeakers.

Aviation experts say balloon attacks of garbage, missile launches, and the emergence of GPS spoofing in North Korea have increased risks in South Korea's airspace.

This condition makes it difficult for airline operations to increase tensions between these competing countries.

The disruption caused by this balloon attack of garbage is exacerbated by increased signs of interference with GPS.

Between May 29 and June 2 about 500 aircraft and hundreds of ships experiencing GPS problems, the South Korean government said.

They complained to the UN aviation agency ICAO, which warned North Korea to stop.