NATO Exercise Merlin 24 finished just a few days ago.
The Baltic Sea – Allied forces from across NATO took part in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) playbook activity Merlin 2024 in the Baltic Sea from 11 – 14 November.
The NATO-led training activity involved naval and air assets from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Merlin 24 featured a full spectrum of maritime assets from surface ships, submarines, and maritime patrol aircraft. The exercise enabled NATO navies to hone critical skills in anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, and maritime patrol air manoeuvres aimed at increasing maritime domain awareness and tracking adversary submarines.
Odd coinkidink, just like when the Nordstream pipeline got blown up
Perfect cover for some skulduggery.
https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2024/nato-navies-conduct-antisubmarine-warfare-training-in-the-baltic-sea