SEOUL: North Korea has once again instigated GPS jamming attacks, disrupting several ships and numerous civilian aircraft for the second day in a row, as reported by South Korea’s military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) highlighted the ongoing jamming activities in the Haeju and Kaesong areas of North Korea, cautioning vessels and aircraft navigating the Yellow Sea to exercise vigilance.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the JCS assured that military operations and equipment remained unaffected by these disruptions. The JCS stressed the urgent need for North Korea to cease its GPS interference, holding it responsible for the ongoing provocations. This latest development follows a similar incident detected by South Korea’s military earlier in the week.
The JCS noted that the intensity of this week’s jamming signals was weaker than the series of stronger attacks conducted by North Korea along the northwestern border areas from May 29 to June 2. In June, South Korea brought North Korea’s repeated GPS jamming
activities to the attention of three international bodies, namely the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), urging them to take appropriate measures against these provocations.
North Korea, being a member of ITU, ICAO, and IMO, faced scrutiny as the ICAO formally expressed grave concerns over the recent GPS signal jamming, marking the first time the organization explicitly named North Korea in its decision.