What Is GPS Jamming and Why Are We Seeing So Much of It?

Defines GPS jamming as deliberate interference with positioning signals through signal denial or signal injection methods, reporting that nearly 978,000 GPS jamming events were recorded globally in Q1 2026, with 98% concentrated in the Middle East Gulf. It links the surge to military conflict operations, sanctions evasion, and shadow fleet concealment, and discusses multi-source intelligence approaches combining satellite imagery, radio frequency detection, and vessel registry data to maintain visibility when AIS-based positioning becomes unreliable.