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Military jamming disrupted a medical plane's GPS system before it crashed last month in New Mexico
Federal investigators say the GPS system on a small medical plane that crashed into a mountainside last month in New Mexico malfunctioned because the military was jamming that signal throughout the area, although pilots were warned ahead of time to exp...
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According to ABC News’s source item, Military jamming disrupted a medical plane’s GPS system before it crashed last month in New Mexico, Federal investigators say the GPS system on a small medical plane that crashed into a mountainside last month in New Mexico malfunctioned because the military was jamming that signal throughout the area, although pilots were warned ahead of time to exp…
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- Military jamming disrupted a medical plane's GPS system before it crashed last month in New MexicoABC News - 2026-06-18T19:15:31+00:00
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