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| China-Japan-Koreas |
| NKor GPS jamming threatening passenger planes |
| 2012-05-15 |
| The instrument panel on a Jin Air passenger jet that took off from Chitose Airport in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture on April 29 began to malfunction as the aircraft was landing at Incheon International Airport. The ground proximity warning came on even though the aircraft had not reached the landing strip. The pilot immediately switched off the GPS and swerved the aircraft in another direction. It managed to land after circling the airport, but the malfunction could have led to a major accident. Three similar incidents occurred at Gimpo and Incheon airports since April 28, all of them due to North Korean GPS jamming signals. According to the government, 667 aircraft were affected by North Korean GPS jamming signals since April 28. They include 618 Korean passenger planes, 48 foreign passenger planes, including 17 U.S., 10 Japanese and six Chinese, and one U.S. military aircraft. Ships have also been affected. In some cases, small South Korean fishing boats near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea, the de facto maritime border, almost drifted into North Korean waters when their GPS malfunctioned. Paging Lemony Snicket to the white courtesy phone |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #3 Damn few are causing this, Kill them and end it. These days, the US seems to prefer the $1T solution that ends in a never-ending stalemate over the $1 solution that solves the problem. |
| Posted by: gorb 2012-05-15 15:40 |
| #2 They've scheduled a new Nuclear test, add a few Megatons of OUR firepower to it and end this festering problem PERMANENTLY. Damn few are causing this, Kill them and end it. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-05-15 14:56 |
| #1 A few HARM's set to Home-On-Jam could probably clear that right up |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division 2012-05-15 02:41 |