IAF Relief Plane Faces GPS Attack Over Myanmar

Apr 15, 2025 Kriti Keshari

On March 29, 2025, an IAF C-130J carrying relief material to earthquake-hit Myanmar experienced unexpected GPS spoofing in the skies

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GPSJam.org data from the same day shows high interference over Yangon and the Irrawaddy Delta, indicating deliberate electronic disruption

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Experts warn spoofing misleads aircraft by sending fake signals, risking internal systems like the inertial reference system (IRS)

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The interference hotspot lies just 300–400 km from Myanmar’s Coco Islands, long suspected of hosting SIGINT and radar facilities

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From the Middle East to Eastern Europe, spoofing is increasingly used in military conflicts to mislead aircraft and mask operations

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The IAF’s experience confirms that GPS spoofing isn’t just a theoretical threat it’s an emerging tool in modern electronic warfare

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