French Navy Baltic Deployment Demonstrates Hybrid Approach to Mine Warfare

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Naval News – In early November, the French Navy’s Modernised Tripartite/Éridan-class minehunter arrived in the Baltic region for a two-month deployment, joining NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM’s) Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1). The group is MARCOM’s Northern European-focused mine countermeasures (MCM) force. Since Sagittaire arrived, SNMCMG1 has participated in the Finnish Navy-led, multinational ‘Freezing Winds’ exercise.