Russia suspected of jamming GPS signals during a major NATO exercise

Update of March 19, 2018.

The BBC reports that Russia is suspected of having jammed the global GPS positioning system during a major NATO exercise called Trident Juncture. This is not particularly surprising, as it is a known Russian capability and has already been suspected of being used on several occasions. The area affected would have included Lapland and territories close to the Russian border in northern Norway.

At the end of the article, the BBC also mentions the accident involving the Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad, which collided with an oil tanker in southern Norway, although it stops short of drawing any direct link between the two events.

In March 2019, Norway confirmed that it had transmitted information related to the jamming incident to Russia for investigation.