Strait of Hormuz: Ships' GPS Hacked, Invisible War Rages Amid Iran Tensions

• Ships in the Strait of Hormuz are experiencing GPS jamming and spoofing, showing them in incorrect locations, including on dry land or in perfect circles.
• Michelle Wiese Bockmann of maritime AI company Windward observed 35 distinct clusters of ships appearing in impossible formations.
• This electronic warfare, involving the suppression of real satellite signals, poses severe collision risks for massive vessels like oil tankers, which rely on AIS for navigation.
• While no one claims responsibility, military experts suspect Iran, which has previously threatened ships in the Strait, using either self-made or Russian/Chinese jamming equipment.
• GPS jamming is not new, having been used against aircraft in Europe and frequently in the Ukraine-Russia war, and is now escalating in the Middle East's maritime domain.