Australian national airline carrier Qantas has warned its pilots to be wary of radio and Global Positioning System (GPS) interference signals from the Chinese military.
In a directive issued on March 16, the airline said it had detected interference signals in the Western Pacific and South China Sea.
Qantas said some aircraft were experiencing interference from very-high frequency (VHF) channels “purporting to represent the Chinese military” and GPS interference from vessels on the “off the north-west shelf of Australia,” according to the file obtained by News Corp Australia.
However, the directive added that there had been “no safety events reported that relate to this activity” and required pilots to report any unusual incidents to air traffic control….