North Korea Conducts 'GPS Signal Jamming' Attacks for Three Consecutive Days

No Military Operation Restrictions, but Civilian Impact Expected

North Korea has once again launched a satellite navigation system (GPS) signal jamming attack targeting the South.

According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the 31st, GPS jamming signals were detected around 8 a.m. near the northwestern islands north of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the West Sea. A military official stated, "So far, there are no restrictions on military operations due to GPS jamming."

Due to North Korea's satellite navigation system (GPS) signal interference, passenger ships and fishing boats traveling in the waters off Incheon experienced repeated navigation malfunctions, causing inconvenience. On the afternoon of the 30th, a passenger ship bound for Yeonpyeongdo departed from the Incheon Port Coastal Passenger Terminal in Jung-gu, Incheon.
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However, it is expected to affect civilians. The previous day, due to North Korea's GPS attack, the navigation systems of passenger ships and fishing boats traveling in the waters off Incheon malfunctioned repeatedly for a time.

Following the release of balloons carrying waste toward the south on the night of the 28th, North Korea has been conducting GPS signal jamming attacks southward from north of the West Sea NLL for three consecutive days starting on the 29th. On the previous morning, an unusually large number of 18 super-large multiple rocket launcher rounds were fired, and on this morning, North Korea described it as a "demonstration of power firing," continuing a pattern of complex provocations.

A military official said, "We are also monitoring whether there are any other unusual signs of provocation from North Korea."

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