Delhi’s skies are under a cyber assault — and the danger is real.
For the past week, aircraft flying over the capital have been bombarded with fake GPS signals, a terrifying wave of GPS spoofing that’s throwing navigation systems into chaos and putting hundreds of lives at risk.
On Friday morning, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system at IGI Airport suffered a massive technical breakdown, paralyzing flight operations and leaving passengers stranded for hours. But behind that failure lies something far more sinister — a systematic GPS spoofing attack spreading across a 100 km radius around Delhi, according to Air Traffic Control insiders.
⚠️ Pilots in Panic, Flights in Danger
Cockpit alarms are flashing false alerts, navigation systems are lying, and pilots are being misled mid-air.
One pilot said bluntly — “For six days straight, every flight I flew to Delhi was hit by spoofing. The system showed fake threats ahead — but nothing was there. We were flying blind.”
This isn’t a glitch. This is electronic warfare in Indian skies.
Cyber Warfare Comes to Delhi
Delhi Police confirm: this is GPS spoofing — a high-tech cyber attack used in war zones to cripple enemy aircraft and drones. Intelligence sources say such interference is common along the Pakistan border, but over Delhi — the national capital — it’s unprecedented and alarming.
The attack floods aircraft systems with false satellite signals, forcing manual control by overworked ATC officers and triggering chaos in communication at India’s busiest airport. Each second of confusion risks collision, deviation, or disaster.
⚡ DGCA Wakes Up After Week of Spoofing
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has now issued an emergency alert, directing airlines to follow strict anti-spoofing SOPs and report all such incidents.
India has escalated the matter to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) — but experts warn that if this continues, it could lead to a major air disaster.
Just last month, a Vienna–Delhi flight was forced to divert to Dubai mid-air after losing GPS signal completely.
And now, according to Flight radar data, Delhi ranks second in the world — after Kathmandu — for flight disruptions caused by navigation failures.
System Meltdown After System Meltdown
This is just the latest blow to Delhi’s fragile ATC network.
Repeated radar crashes, data losses, and now spoofing attacks have turned IGI into a chaos zone. Despite multiple warnings, no robust cybersecurity shield has been deployed.
Experts warn that the next spoof could cause a mid-air disaster if emergency response isn’t strengthened immediately.
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