DPRK jams GPS signals in the waters of the Yellow Sea

North Korea was jamming GPS signals in the Yellow Sea, causing disruptions in navigating civilian ships and aircraft.

The Korean publication Yonhap reported on this.

North Korea used EW systems to jam the Global Positioning System on Friday, November 8, 2024 and continued on Saturday, November 9.

As a result, several ships and dozens of civilian planes were disrupted, the South Korean military said.

According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), barriers were set up in the northern regions of Jeju and Kaesong. The South Korean military warned ships and civilian aircraft operating in the Yellow Sea to beware of attacks.

According to the military, military operations and equipment were not affected.

According to a JCS official, the GSP jamming this time was weaker than during the “attacks” near the northwestern border areas that lasted from May 29 to June 2, 2024.

The DPRK also used electronic warfare systems to suppress signals from the positioning system in the Yellow Sea. This was amid threats of military action if South Korean ships entered its territorial waters in the Yellow Sea.

In June 2024, South Korea appealed to the International Telecommunication Union, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the International Maritime Organization over the DPRK’s repeated jamming of GPS and demanded that they take appropriate measures in response to the provocations.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high. In addition to the traditional demonstration missile tests and military exercises by both the DPRK and South Korea, this year, the DPRK resorted to “attacking” its southern neighbor with garbage balloons.

One of the largest attacks using garbage balloons took place on May 28 and 29. More than two hundred balloons crossed the inter-Korean border.

Inside the bags tied to the balloons was a variety of garbage – plastic bottles, used batteries, toilet paper, shoe parts, and even animal feces and manure.