Germany's New Sub-Hunter Aircraft Just Changed the Game
Germany's Luftwaffe introduced P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, enhancing anti-submarine sensors and weapons in the Baltic and replacing P-3 Orions.
Denmark says Russia 'physically pointed' weaponry at its warships and helicopters in key waters
Denmark reports Russia has repeatedly targeted Danish helicopters and naval vessels in strategic Danish straits, and DDIS warns of escalating Russian hybrid warfare.
Storm causes disruption to ferry services in northern Germany
Storms and flooding forced widespread cancellations and schedule changes for multiple ferry routes across northern Germany, affecting Baltic and North Sea services.
Russian military aircraft fly close to NATO warships all the time, top commander says
Russian military aircraft routinely fly close to NATO warships in European waters, including an Il-20 surveillance plane approaching a German frigate within about 600 meters.
German and Swedish jets intercept Russian military plane over Baltic Sea
The aircraft turned out to be a Russian IL-20M reconnaissance plane. After visually identifying it, the Bundeswehr [German military] handed over the escort to our Swedish NATO partners @SwedenNato and returned to Rostock-Laage,
There are hundreds in the Baltic': tracking Russia's shadow fleet' of oil tankers
Unregulated shadow-fleet tankers ferry Russian oil through the Baltic, evading sanctions and operating near Swedish waters often alongside military assets.
Lithuania to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede due to climate change
The seal population has increased from about 4,000, considered nearly extinct, in the late 1980s to about 50,000, indicating successful conservation efforts in Lithuania.