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NATO plans to deploy sea drones to monitor and protect undersea cables — Admiral expects drone fleet patrols to begin from June 2025

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NATO is drawing up plans for a fleet of naval surveillance drones to monitor the major bodies of water surrounding Europe .

French Admiral Pierre Vandier , the current Supreme Allied Commander in charge of evolving NATO forces and capabilities, told Defense News that doing this is similar to having CCTV cameras mounted on street lights to help monitor urban trouble spots and record evidence.

The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet has been working on this technology since 2021 .

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