John Healey’s RAF Jet’s Signal Was Jammed While Flying Over Russian Border.

London; May 2026: The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and Foreign Office has lambasted the Russian Authorities in a complain to the Russian Embassy, for a possible mid-air catastrophe which was averted when the RAF jet in which the UK Defence Secretary John Healy was flying found its signal jammed while flowing above the Russian border. John Healey was travelling back to the UK on Thursday (21st May 2026) after visiting British soldiers in Estonia when the electronic malfunctioning took place.

It said smartphones and laptops were unable to connect to the internet and pilots had to use a different navigation system as the plane’s GPS was disabled for the Three Hours Flight. As per UK’s defence sources: “This is reckless Russian interference, but the RAF is well prepared to deal with this activity”. It is not known if John Healey was deliberately targeted, but the flight path of the Dassault Falcon 900LX aircraft was visible on tracking websites, as per UK defence sources.

Passengers on board, who included photographers and a reporter, were told it could still operate safely despite the interference. The ability to mess with GPS, the system used in navigating day in, day out – has now become a routine part of modern war, and incidents have routinely been linked with Russia.

In September 2025, a plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen suffered suspected GPS jamming.

The EU said the plane was able to land safely, adding: “We have received information from Bulgarian authorities that they suspect this blatant interference was carried out by Russia”.

In March 2024, an RAF plane carrying the then-defence secretary Grant Shapps had its GPS signal jammed for around 30 minutes while flying near Russian territory.

Earlier this month (May 2026), electronic warfare expert Dr Thomas Withington from the RUSI thinktank told media reporters that Iran possibly have bought jamming equipment from Russia and developed its own systems in the Gulf.

Pilots flying out of Scandinavian and Baltic airports regularly report problems with GPS jamming and spoofing, having to rely on other tools and systems to navigate.

The incident with John Healey’s flight came days after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said two Russian jets had “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted an RAF spy plane above the Black Sea. It said a Russian Su-35 jet flew so close to the British aircraft that it triggered its emergency systems, including disabling the autopilot, while one of the nation’s Su-27s also flew 06 metres from the unarmed Rivet Joint’s nose and carried out 06 passes in front.

Meanwhile, Russia has routinely denied carrying out GPS interference in the past, and has denied any wrong doing this time.                                                           

Team Maverick.