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The NATO exercise, Trident Juncture, ended on Sunday and involved around 50,000 people. It was the largest exercise of the alliance since the Cold War. Finland and Sweden, non-NATO countries, also participated in the exercise.
A spokesman for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense acknowledged the interference caused to CNN between 16 October and 7 November and said it would hand over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for ask new questions to the Russian authorities.
"Norway has determined that Russia was responsible for the jamming of GPS signals in the Kola Peninsula during Exercise Trident Juncture Finland has expressed concerns about possible interference in Lapland," said Wednesday. CNN the spokesman of NATO, Oana Lungescu.
"Given the use of GPS by civilians, this type of interference is dangerous, disruptive and irresponsible," she added.
Asked about the report stating Russian interference, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance was aware of the information but did not provide any additional information. .
"We have seen similar information from Norway and I can not give you more specific information," Stoltenberg said Sunday during a press conference marking the end of Trident Juncture.
"What I can say is that we see that cyber warfare, electronic warfare, electronic means are being used more and more frequently in different operations, and that we are taking all these issues very seriously. added Mr Stoltenberg.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Kola peninsula is close to the Russian-Norwegian border and is the place where the Russian navy bases its northern fleet.
Although Norway is a founding member of NATO, Moscow has expressed strong opposition to the presence of US troops and NATO in the country.
