France’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle entered Swedish waters to sharpen NATO’s northern warfighting posture, but the deployment’s most telling moment came when Swedish forces electronically neutralized a suspected Russian drone closing on the carrier while it was alongside in Malmö, highlighting both the vulnerability of major naval assets to persistent reconnaissance and the growing importance of host-nation electronic warfare and airspace control in the Baltic’s tight chokepoints, where surveillance, electronic attack, and strategic signaling increasingly shape day-to-day competition. Read more...
Swedish forces jammed a suspected Russian drone that approached France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was alongside in Malmö during NATO-linked drills, highlighting the Baltic’s growing role as a contested space for reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and deterrence against Russian gray-zone pressure (Picture source: U.S. Navy).