GPS Interference Snarls Venezuela as US Warns of Hazardous Skies – Bloomberg

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November 26, 2025

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Image: Bloomberg, Carla Chew, NASA

What’s new: A more detailed report on interference in Venezuela than we have seen before. And really great graphics.

Why it’s important: This report shows multiple day trends and correlates it to U.S. military activity, including deadly strikes of vessels claimed to be engaged in drug smuggling, and the arrival of a carrier strike group.

What else to know: There are a number of possible reasons for this activity. On the surface it looks a lot like what Russia is doing in northern Europe.

GPS Interference Snarls Venezuela as US Warns of Hazardous Skies

By Krishna Karra November 26, 2025

An invisible wall of electromagnetic noise as descended over the Caribbean, forcing commercial flights to divert and cancel routes over Venezuela since late last week. For a smartphone user on the ground in Caracas, this interference might just mean a slow map load or a jumping blue dot. For an aircraft cruising at 30,000 feet the implications are far more severe.

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