Italy looks at hiding state flight paths after jamming of Von Der Leyen plane
EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS lossEurope live – latest updatesItaly is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was allegedly...
<p>EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS loss</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/02/russia-ukraine-war-putin-china-visit-europe-live-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Italy is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/russia-suspected-jamming-gps-plane-carrying-ursula-von-der-leyen-eu">allegedly jammed by Russia</a>, Italian defence ministry sources said.</p><p>Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was flying to Bulgaria on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in Plovdiv, and reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/02/italy-looks-at-hiding-state-flight-paths-after-jamming-of-von-der-leyen-plane">Continue reading...</a>
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