Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO of Fincantieri, emphasized the urgent need for Europe to reinforce its subsea defenses in light of growing threats from Russia and reduced US involvement. He stated that European nations must take responsibility for their underwater defense capabilities, particularly as they increase military spending. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there have been rising concerns about subsea cable sabotage, prompting European militaries to enhance protective measures and technology development. Fincantieri aims to expand its underwater division significantly, collaborating with partners to innovate in subsea defense technology.
The Mediterranean has always been populated by Russian and US submarines, it's up to us Europeans now to take responsibility for our underwater defence.
If European countries are going to spend more on defence, we should spend better.
European militaries have scaled up their protection, with a specialist NATO unit launched in January increasing the surveillance and patrols of the vital infrastructure.
Attention has focused on the Baltic Sea following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, but the Mediterranean is twice as wide.
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