NATO plans to expand the use of unmanned systems to protect the Baltic Sea, it said.UK Defence Journalwebsite reported.
According to reports,Task Force X BalticThe next step is to be formalized through a new letter of intent signed by eight participating countries. According to NATO, the program marks a practical transition from testing innovations to actual operational implementation.
“At the 2025 NATO Summit, Allied governments agreed to significantly increase our defense spending to meet these new and ambitious defense goals,” said John S., Director of Defense Industry, Innovation and Weapons at NATO Headquarters.Nikolaos Lotassays Mr.
According to him, they also supported “an action plan for rapid adoption to accelerate the pace of technology adoption to achieve these goals.”
This action plan is described as a mechanism for integrating innovation into defense planning, with the aim of meeting the urgent need for new and effective technologies.
“This action plan will integrate NATO’s innovation efforts into defense planning and capability development to meet our military’s need for innovative and effective technological products,” said Loutas.
He also said allies committed to taking steps to accelerate acquisition and integration, including increasing experimentation to reduce risks for new products and introducing new recruitment routes.
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Mr. Lotus also said:Task Force X BalticHe pointed out that the initiative is one practical mechanism to achieve this. “One of the steps in this direction isTask Force X Balticstructure, and today we have reached a second very important milestone. The letter of intent for this second stage has now been signed. ”
「Task Force X Baltic‘s first phase demonstrated that by working closely with industry, allied navies and ground forces can provide persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance from the ocean floor to space, at speed, scale, and in a more accessible manner,” said Loutas.
According to NATO officials, the second phase will see the eight allies once again work together to quickly acquire technology-enabled multi-domain capabilities for maritime operations. These countries are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden.
Task Force X BalticNow that the second phase has officially begun, NATO is positioning the program as a broader implementation model, with lessons learned from the Baltic Sea cable incident providing the impetus to incorporate commercial unmanned technology into NATO’s overall capabilities.
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