15.01.2025, 01:12
Gerade bei Augen Geradeaus gesehen: https://augengeradeaus.net/2025/01/balti...ie-ostsee/
Zitat:Unter dem Eindruck von hybriden Angriffen gegen die kritische Infrastruktur vor allem unter Wasser in der Ostsee hat die NATO eine neue Überwachungsmission gestartet. Baltic Sentry (etwa: Wächter der Ostsee) ist laut Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz zunächst auf drei Monate angelegt und soll neben der klassischen Überwachung mit Schiffen und Flugzeugen auch neue technische Möglichkeiten wie Datenauswertung und Drohneneinsätze mit einbeziehen.
Die neue Mission gab NATO-Generalsekretär Mark Rutte nach einem Treffen der Staats- und Regierungschefs von Allianzmitgliedern als Ostsee-Anrainerstaaten am (heutigen) Dienstag in der finnischen Hauptstadt Helsinki bekannt:
Today, I can announce that NATO is launching “Baltic Sentry”. Under the authority of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, General Chris Cavoli, this military activity is part of our ongoing effort to enhance maritime presence and monitoring of key areas for our Alliance. It will involve a range of assets, including frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, among others, and will enhance our vigilance in the Baltic.
Second, we have agreed today to launch an initiative to deploy new technologies to this effort, including a small fleet of naval drones, to provide enhanced surveillance and deterrence. We are also working with Allies to integrate their national surveillance assets with NATO, ensuring comprehensive threat detection.
und vom militärischen NATO-Oberkommando:
Allied Command Operations (ACO), which is responsible for the planning and execution of all NATO operations, is executing Baltic Sentry in the Baltic Sea to deter any future attempts by a state or non-state actor to damage critical undersea infrastructure there.
The multi-domain activity, which will continue for an undisclosed amount of time, is in response to damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland on Dec. 25, and follows a declaration of solidarity by Allies with the two countries on Dec. 30, and the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki, Finland today.
“Baltic Sentry will deliver focused deterrence throughout the Baltic Sea and counter destabilizing acts like those observed last month,” said U.S. Army General Christopher G. Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe. “It is indicative of the Alliance’s ability to rapidly respond to such destabilization, and shows the strength of our unity in the face of any challenge.”