NATO Increases its the anticipation of satellite surveillance to monitor movements of troops in Ukraine and at the borders of Russia – announced the president of the NATO Military Committee Pierre Vandier in an interview with Bloomberg.
According to him, a fresh strategy will let the Alliance for the first time to supervise specified vast territories, recording military movements, maneuvers and combat operations.
“We see you.” NATO expands satellite surveillance
– present we are not certain that the Russians will halt in Ukraine. We can tell them: we see you” He said.
NATO announced it was an American company. Planet Labs, the satellite photographer, was selected to implement a fresh initiative. The task is called "Smart Indication And informing Broad Area Detection" (SINBAD). His goal is frequent monitoring of large areas of the planet throughout the year, utilizing AI for the detection of changes and automatic generation of warnings.
According to 1 of the Alliance representatives Bloomberg spoke to, this technology could besides be utilized to monitor the Arctic, which is becoming increasingly strategical in the face of Russia and China's increasing interests in the region.
NATO "strongly dependent on the US". They want to change
NATO began developing satellite surveillance after the outbreak of a full-scale invasion in 2022. The first step was the pilot task SINBAD, which precedes the full launch of the fresh strategy in January 2026.
‘Satenal surveillance is 1 of the areas where NATO is heavy dependent on the United States. another members of the Alliance are trying to reduce this dependence, especially after US president Donald Trump focused on threats from Asia, pushing Europe's safety issues to the background," the publication says.
NATO wants to spend 5% of GDP on defence
26 May NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed hope that the Alliance members would agree on a common goal of defence spending minimum 5% of GDP.
The fresh expenditure mark is estimated to be divided: 3.5% of GDP for direct military needs and another 1.5% for wider safety projects, including infrastructure.
On Monday, Rutte said that Russia was expanding its military capabilities, including expanding the production of tanks, armoured vehicles and rocket types. – In 5 years, she'll be ready to usage military force against NATO. – he warned.
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