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Norway prepares updated strategy against GPS disruption

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Norway’s government announced on 11 November 2026 that it will update its positioning, navigation and timing strategy. It aims to reduce vulnerability to interference or loss of GPS and other satellite-based signals.

Artist’s impression of a GPS Block II-F satellite.
Generic illustration, date unspecified; not a new Norwegian system. NASA / Wikimedia Commons, public domain; unchanged. — NASA / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public (PD-USGov-NASA) ; illustration, date non précisée ; sans modification.

According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, society has become more dependent on these services since the 2018 strategy, while the security environment has changed. The review will examine risks and possible responses across sectors.

The ministry says it recently commissioned studies of this dependence and plans dialogue with relevant organisations. The announcement launches a strategic review; it does not establish that a new backup system is already operational or that interference has been eliminated.

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