A Spanish Air Force aircraft carrying Defence Minister Margarita Robles reportedly experienced a GPS disruption while flying over the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on its way to Lithuania on Wednesday morning.
The Airbus A330 was transporting Robles, several of her aides, and relatives of Spanish airmen serving in NATO’s new air defence mission stationed near Russia’s border.
The minister was scheduled to meet Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene at the Siauliai airbase, located in northern Lithuania. The reported incident has raised concerns about possible electronic interference linked to Russia at a time when tensions with NATO countries are already high.
The flight disturbance comes shortly after another incident in Denmark, where drone activity disrupted Copenhagen airport operations on Tuesday. The disruption affected nearly 100 flights and left around 20,000 passengers stranded. Danish authorities later suggested that Russia may have been involved in the drone swarm, describing the situation as part of a wider threat of sabotage against NATO members.
Danish intelligence services have warned that such actions may not be aimed at direct destruction but rather at testing responses and creating pressure. The suspected GPS attack on the Spanish aircraft has added to growing concerns among NATO allies about Russia’s use of electronic warfare in sensitive airspaces.
The Spanish government has not yet issued an official statement, but the incident has drawn attention as it involved a senior official and relatives of service members deployed under NATO command.