Pierre Vandier told Defense News they will monitor and protect critical underwater infrastructure. NATO is planning to roll out a fleet of uncrewed naval ships to protect critical underwater infrastructure. The development comes after several incidents of critical underwater infrastructure being damaged or severed over the last three years, with Russia sometimes suspected of being behind it. NATO has since taken steps to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure and prepare for any disruptions. It created a NATO-EU task force on the resilience of critical infrastructure in January 2023, established an infrastructure coordination cell in February 2023 to map vulnerabilities, and set up the Maritime Center for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure this May.

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Persons: Pierre Vandier, Vandier, Arlo Abrahamson Organizations: NATO, Defense, Business, EU, Maritime Center, Security, Allied Maritime Command, Reuters, US Navy, Command, Public Affairs Locations: Baltic, Russia, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Sweden's Gotland, Finland, Ukraine