Finland Promises To Report On Alleged GPS Glitches At NATO Drills 'as Soon As Possible'

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published November 12, 2018 | 08:32 PM

Finland will investigate the information about the alleged GPS glitches during the recent NATO exercises in the country, the report will be submitted promptly, Finnish Foreign Ministry spokesman Vesa Hakkinen told Sputnik on Monday.

HELSINKI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th November, 2018) Finland will investigate the information about the alleged GPS glitches during the recent NATO exercises in the country, the report will be submitted promptly, Finnish Foreign Ministry spokesman Vesa Hakkinen told Sputnik on Monday.

The two-week Trident Juncture exercises in northern European countries, including Finland, were overshadowed by several instances in which pilots reported losing GPS signals. Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila said on Sunday they were being investigated as possible jamming by Russia.

"The minister said that we will now investigate the source of the suspected large-scale GPS malfunctions in northern Finland. The report will be submitted to the Foreign Affairs Committee as soon as possible," Hakkinen said.