Civilian plane crash in New Mexico tied to military GPS blocking

A medevac plane crashed near Ruidoso, New Mexico in May after US military GPS jamming exercises at White Sands Missile Range disabled the pilots' modern navigation systems, forcing them to rely on outdated technology they were unfamiliar with. All four people aboard—two pilots and two nurses—died, marking the first fatal civilian plane crash in the US linked to GPS jamming. The incident highlights growing risks to civilian aviation as military electronic warfare exercises expand, with the military conducting at least 10 such exercises in the past year.