NATO plans to deploy sea drones to monitor and protect undersea cables.
The drones, also known as unmanned surface vessels (USVs), will be used to increase monitoring of critical infrastructure in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas.
The deployment is in response to recent disruptions and the threat of sabotage to undersea cables, which supply the majority of internet across the world.
NATO aims to launch the fleet of sea drones in June 2025, using existing technologies and systems.