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International Business Times
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Tangi QUEMENER

False GPS Signal Surge Makes Life Hard For Pilots

Planes may receive false coordinates, times and altitudes (Credit: AFP)

False GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems and complicate the work of airline pilots are surging near conflict zones, industry employees and officials told AFP.

A ground collision alert sounds in the cockpit, for instance, even though the plane is flying at high altitude -- a phenomenon affecting several regions and apparently of military origin.

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