NATO plans to buy six satellite-jamming training kits

NATO’s modernization command plans to buy six portable kits that can disrupt satellite navigation and drone communications during exercises. The equipment is intended to help crews train against interference similar to what has been reported along Europe’s eastern flank.

Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, based in Norfolk, Virginia, plans to issue a request for proposals on October 26, 2026. Bids are due November 30, and a fixed-price contract is expected on December 11, according to the procurement notice, first reported by Defence Blog.

The kits must be carryable by one or two people and ready within 30 minutes. They must work from ships, boats, uncrewed surface vessels, vehicles, tripods or fixed ground sites. Requirements include jamming GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou across multiple frequency bands, with a selectable denial area from 500 meters to 11 km (6 nautical miles) in increments of no more than 500 meters.

The systems must also disrupt drone video links in the 5 to 6 GHz band and control links at 400 to 500 MHz and 2 to 3 GHz. Other requirements include at least four hours of battery operation, remote control over encrypted satellite links, a local override and remote shutdown. The notice says the kits are for training, while also leaving open their use in operations.

NATO’s notice cites recurring interference around the Baltic Sea. It also recalls that in 2025 an aircraft carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lost GPS signals while approaching an airport in Bulgaria; Bulgarian authorities attributed the incident to suspected Russian interference.