NATO’s DiBaX 2026 Explores 5G and Satellite Links to Keep Forces Connected Under Disruption - Defence Industry Europe

NATO Taps Commercial 5G Networks for Secure Troop Communications in Latvia Drills

Takeaways Up Front 1. NATO tested running secure troop communications over an ally’s commercial 5G network on arrival during its DiBaX experiment in Latvia. 2. More than 60 companies tested switching links across radio, satellite, and troposcatter under jamming, and using 5G towers as drone sensors. 3. It also linked a Maven targeting system to […]

NATO’s DiBaX 2026 explores 5G and satellite links to keep forces connected under disruption - Defence Industry Europe

NATO has tested how forces could establish secure communications on arrival in a host country and maintain connections when networks are jammed or disrupted.