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North European and North Atlantic Defense: The Challenges Return

"And with the P-8s operating from the UK, Iceland, and Norway can shape a maritime domain awareness
data capability which can inform our forces effectively as well but again, this requires work to share the data
and to shape common concepts of operations.

“A key will be to exercise often and effectively together. To shape effective concepts of operations will
require bringing the new equipment, and the people together to share experience and to shape a common
way ahead.”

In effect, a Maritime Domain Awareness highway or belt is being constructed from the UK through to Norway.

A key challenge will be establishing ways to share data and enable rapid decision-making in a region where
the Russians are modernizing forces and expanded reach into the Arctic.

Obviously a crucial missing in action player in this scheme is Canada. And in my discussions with
Commonwealth members and Northern Europeans there is clear concern for disappearing Canadian
capabilities.

Perhaps one way to enhance modernization of Canadian forces along with the Brits and the Norwegians
would be to shape a joint buy with the UK and Norway to procure a set of Tritons in common and work
common data sharing arrangements.

Or perhaps a model to sell data rather than buy aircraft might be considered as well which has been the
model whereby Scan Eagle has operated with the USMC.

As the COS of the Norwegian Air Force put the challenge:

“We should plug and play in terms of our new capabilities; but that will not happen by itself, by simply
adding new equipment.

"It will be hard work.”

This piece was first published by Breaking Defense.

https://breakingdefense.com/2017/07/allies-and-the-maritime-domain-strike-enterprise/

From Deployments to the Baltic Region to Empowering the Kill Web
Deterrence in Depth Approach: The UK Case

2016-04-09 By Robbin Laird

In a recent UK MoD announcement concerning the UK role in Baltic defense, it was announced that RAF
Typhoons will be deployed along with the HMS Iron Duke.

This is clearly designed to operate forward and to provide for NATO defense in the Baltic region.

As the F-35 comes to the force aboard the new HMS Queen Elizabeth, a future deployment to the Baltic
region will actually provide for an integrated force which could form a key element for both homeland
defense for the United Kingdom as well as providing core combat capabilities within an overall kill web.

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