middle east
2 posts tagged “middle east”.
BlogJun 4, 2026
Middle East and North Africa Overflight Risk: GNSS Jamming, Military Activity, and Airspace Closures in 2026
Sustained GNSS jamming below FL320, SAM activity over Yemen, and near-zero ADS-B traffic across six MENA FIRs signal a materially elevated threat environment in 2026. Operators must treat active NOTAMs as hard avoidance zones and validate inertial navigation redundancy before any regional operation.
conflict zonegnss jammingnotam5 min read
BlogJun 4, 2026
Widespread Airspace Avoidance Across Middle East, North Africa, and Russia FIRs Reflects Persistent Regional Risk
Sustained ADS-B surveillance reveals near-zero commercial overflight across Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and adjacent FIRs — operators are voluntarily excluding these regions based on air-defense activity, drone proliferation, ATC degradation, and insurance exposure, not waiting for formal airspace closures.
airspace avoidanceconflict zonemiddle east4 min read