The Scotsman

GPS jammed due to major military exercise

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GPS is to be jammed in an area of the north-west Highlands as part of a major military exercise.

The services will be unavailabl­e at times between yesterday and Thursday during the latest Joint Warrior.

The jamming, focused on an area around Loch Ewe in Wester Ross, is to be done at specific times.

The Royal Navy said the operations would not affect broadband or mobile phone services and was being done as part of war-fighting training.

Details on the timings of the jamming has been provided by the Royal Navy.

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