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Undersea cable attacks drive sea drone development
By Mark Tyson published
Anglo-German autonomous systems specialist Stark has demonstrated its first unmanned surface vessels (USVs) - sea drones.

'Moscow military spy ship' seen mapping and surveilling NATO undersea cables
By Stephen Warwick published
A new report documents how a Russian military spy ship has been tracked surveilling and mapping undersea cables in Europe's Atlantic coastline.

Japan to subsidize undersea cable vessels over 'very serious' national security concerns
By Jowi Morales published
Japan wants NEC to buy its own undersea cable-laying ships and is considering covering nearly half the purchase cost of these vessels.

Taiwan increases defensive patrols around 24 undersea cables
By Mark Tyson published
Taiwan has intensified patrols around the 24 undersea cables that connect it with the global internet.

Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, hampering internet performance
By Luke James published
Undersea breaks on SEA-ME-WE 4 and IMEWE systems disrupted Microsoft’s Middle East transit over the weekend.

Crew of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker charged with intentionally sabotaging undersea cables
By Mark Tyson published
Crew members of the Eagle S oil tanker have been charged with 'aggravated sabotage and aggravated interference with telecommunications' by Finnish authorities.

New undersea cable tech listens for sabotage — can be retrofitted to existing fiber optic lines
By Jowi Morales published
AP Sensing developed a technology that monitors photons reflected back in a fiber optic cable to detect nearby vessels and movement.

Meta plans 50,000 km world-wrapping cable called Project Waterworth
By Jowi Morales published
Meta announced a 50,000-km undersea internet cable to connect the U.S. to Brazil, South Africa, and Australia while avoiding geopolitical hotspots.
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