Russia regularly jams satellite signals to disrupt enemy equipment from drones to tanks.
These attacks often spill over to other GPS users in the area, includingcommercial aircraft.
The UK government is responding to thisrising threatby building a massive anti-jamming facility in Wiltshire, it announced today.
Its a tactic used against all manner of military equipment on battlegrounds across the world.
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An anechoic chamber is a specially designed room or in this case an aircraft hangar that is completely echo-free.
These spaces are the most silent places on Earth.
The government has awarded British defence contractor QinetiQ 20mn (23mn) to build the hangar.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
