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    Spotlight | Denmark
    Copenhagen races to equip its underwater drone carrier to protect its cables in the Baltic Sea

    The Norwind Helm is to be equipped by the Danish authorities and converted into a vessel for monitoring underwater infrastructure. Photo taken on 1 February 2026 in the North Sea.
    The Norwind Helm is to be equipped by the Danish authorities and converted into a vessel for monitoring underwater infrastructure. Photo taken on 1 February 2026 in the North Sea.© Martin Stokes/Alamy

    Denmark is preparing to sign major contracts with defence groups Kongsberg and Saab to equip its new underwater surveillance vessel. The two deals worth a total of €87m are being launched without tenders on the grounds of a security emergency in the Baltic Sea.

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    United States
    Cessna surveillance planes linked to US government hiding behind front companies

    A Cessna Citation Longitude aircraft, on 1 August 2023, near Dallas. Cessna aircraft have been identified during strikes in early 2026 targeting vessels suspected of carrying drugs off the Ecuadorian coast.
    A Cessna Citation Longitude aircraft, on 1 August 2023, near Dallas. Cessna aircraft have been identified during strikes in early 2026 targeting vessels suspected of carrying drugs off the Ecuadorian coast.© William Volcov/Zuma Press Wire/Reuters

    A little known firm named Jamestown Companies LLC appears to own several surveillance planes, while itself having links to a notorious air company with ties to the CIA.

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    France
    In Palau, Pacific forum to select strategic partners, France hopeful

    The plenary session of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting in Koror, Palau, on 2 September 2026.
    The plenary session of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting in Koror, Palau, on 2 September 2026.© AAPIMAGE via Reuters Connect

    The annual Pacific Islands Forum is set this Thursday 3 September to pore over plans for a more restricted list of "strategic partners" which France is keen to join. Paris's involvement is crucial if it wants to avoid being sidelined in the Pacific region's increasingly multilateral security cooperation arrangements.

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