NATO Military Chief Urges Innovation in Underwater Defence
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, delivered a keynote address at the SEAFUTURE 2025 Conference in La Spezia, Italy.
Emerging disruptive technologies are reshaping the underwater environment — only faster, broader, and with global consequences.
Admiral Cavo Dragone emphasized that NATO and its partners must adopt innovative approaches, combining military expertise, scientific research, and commercial innovation to stay ahead.
- New opportunities for defence investment, agreed at the NATO Summit in The Hague, will enable more resources to be channeled into R&D.
- This will allow! for the faster scaling of innovative technologies and the implementation of disruptive ideas into operational solutions.
Author's summary: NATO urges innovation in underwater defence.