A British submarine secretly tracking a Russian spy ship hanging around undersea cables surfaced nearby to send a message, UK says
The UK authorized the British submarine to surface closely to the Russian vessel to warn it off, British defense secretary Healey said.
Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine Surfaced Next To Russian Spy Ship To Send A Clear Message
The United Kingdom has confirmed that one of its Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarines surfaced close to the Yantar, a notorious Russian spy ship late last year, to make it clear it was being observed.
UK Monitors Russian Spy Ship, Steps up Undersea Cable Protection
Britain said it monitored a Russian spy ship in the English Channel in recent days and would strengthen its response to secret operations by Russian ships and aircraft in an effort to protect undersea cables.
UK warns Putin after Russian spy ship seen near British waters
The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK's critical underwater infrastructure.
Russian spy vessel enters UK waters for second time, British Navy says
The British navy said Wednesday that is ramping up measures to protect its waters from secret Russian operations after identifying a Russian spy vessel in UK waters for the second time in weeks.
Damaged submarine cable: intelligence services assume it was an accident
Several submarine cables were recently damaged in European waters. According to a report, intelligence services have not ...
Western intelligence services: Breaking submarine cables in the Baltic is not a Russian sabotage
The reason for the damage to power and communication lines at the bottom of the Baltic Sea were accidents, not Russian ...
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Baltic Sea, as China and Russia Start Cutting Undersea Cables, Is Emerging as a ‘Theater of Military Operations’
Chinese researchers apply for patents for ‘submarine cable cutting devices,’ while Russian experts boast on television that ...
Digi Times1d
Taiwan's submarine cable cut near China raises gray-zone concerns, again
Taiwan's digital infrastructure faced challenges again as two submarine cables connecting Taiwan and the Matsu Islands were ...
The Taipei Times1d
Backups used as cables to Matsu fail
Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信) immediately switched to a microwave backup system to maintain communications between Taiwan proper ...
British submarine hunters will be flying new patrols amid fresh fears bad actors could cut critical underwater cables
NATO is stepping up its military presence in the Baltic Sea after several underwater cables were damaged in recent months.
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Report: Chinese scientists have dabbled in undersea cable-cutting tech
Reporters at Newsweek uncovered two patent applications Chinese researchers filed for towed undersea cable-cutting devices.
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A cut undersea internet cable is making Taiwan worried about ‘gray zone’ tactics from Beijing
While there was no direct evidence the vessel sabotaged the submarine cable, radar showed the vessel passed by when the cable was cut, the official said. “As of now we cannot ascertain its real ...
The Diplomat7d
Another Severed Submarine Cable Raises Alarm in Taiwan
A series of incidents, both at home and in Europe, stoked concerns about Chinese attempts to disrupt telecommunications in ...
Submarine cable: NATO drone boats to provide protection
Submarine cables in the Baltic Sea have recently been repeatedly damaged due to suspected sabotage. NATO is now launching a ...
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Cables targeted by Russian spy ship 'critical to UK way of life' and sabotage would be 'catastrophe', MPs warn
The undersea cables that a Russian ship was caught trying to spy on this week are "critical to Britain's way of life", ...