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Sweden’s Hunt Beneath the Baltic

Eight NATO allies are rehearsing a submarine hunt off Sweden. Crews will listen below the surface. Another threat will arrive from above without warning.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 10

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Sweden began hosting Dynamic Merlin in the Baltic Sea on November 9. Eight members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are practicing how to find, track and engage submarines. The Swedish Armed Forces said Sweden is contributing five corvettes, small warships built for coastal operations, as well as a submari…

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