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South Korea’s military blames North Korea for GPS signal ‘jamming attack’

Young people, including students and youth league officials, sign petitions in October 2024, to join or return to service in the North Korean army, according to North Korean state media [File: KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea has staged a Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming attack, Seoul’s military has said, an ongoing disruption operation that has affected several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Saturday warned ships and aircraft operating in the West Sea area, also known as the Yellow Sea, to be cautious of North Korea’s GPS signal jamming.

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