China jams Philippine Navy comms signals in WPS

The Philippine Navy has confirmed that China has been intentionally intercepting the communications signal of Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea, an activity that has been ongoing for several years.

Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, stated that incidents of electronic interference or jamming by China have increased, affecting both ship and land-based communication equipment.

These interferences, which include cyber and electronic jamming, are typically monitored during preparation stages for resupply missions to Philippine-occupied features like Ayungin Shoal and Pagasa Island.

The Navy believes this jamming aims to prevent them from disproving Beijing's assertions of driving away Philippine vessels.

However, the Navy spokesperson noted that the signal jamming has minimal effects on operations and are easily resolved.

The recorded interferences were also not exclusively attributed to China, as parties from other countries were also involved.