Ships, sea drones and AI: How NATO is hardening its defense of critical Baltic undersea cables
- NATO is increasing its defense of Baltic undersea cables due to rising incidents of damage, with at least 11 cables affected since October 2023.
- Finnish police suspect the Eagle's Oil tanker, linked to Russia, damaged cables by dragging its anchor, leaving a long trail on the seabed.
- NATO's new mission, Baltic Sentry, involves deploying warships and drones to enhance surveillance of critical underwater infrastructure.
- Western intelligence officials believe recent cable damage is likely accidental, related to poorly maintained ships rather than Russian sabotage.
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NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect vital cables. Here's why and how
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters. The Associated Press rode aboard a French Navy surveillance plane missioned by…
Ships, sea drones and AI: How NATO is hardening its defense of critical Baltic undersea cables
After a series of suspected undersea cable cuttings, NATO has launched a new surveillance and deterrence mission to protect critical infrastructure under the Baltic Sea.
Swedish Navy deploys ship under NATO standing force command for first time as alliance member - Armada International
The Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) has deployed a ship formally into a NATO task group, and under alliance command, for the first time since Sweden formally joined NATO in March 2024. The RSwN corvette HSwMS Visby has joined NATO’s ‘Baltic Sentry’ maritime surveillance activity in the Baltic Sea. ‘Baltic Sentry’ is designed to deter threats by state and non-state actors to critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) on the Baltic seabed. It was establishe…
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