{"id":51344,"date":"2023-10-02T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/02\/natos-dynamic-messenger-test-uses-5g-mesh-to-link-underwater-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:53:37","slug":"natos-dynamic-messenger-test-uses-5g-mesh-to-link-underwater-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2023\/10\/02\/natos-dynamic-messenger-test-uses-5g-mesh-to-link-underwater-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO\u2019s \u2018Dynamic Messenger\u2019 test uses 5G mesh to link underwater drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MILAN \u2013 A recent NATO military exercise highlighted the value of weaving 5G marine testbeds into the Alliance\u2019s operations for use with unmanned underwater vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sept. 29, the second edition of Dynamic Messenger, organized by NATO\u2019s Allied Command Transformation and Allied Maritime Command, concluded in the areas of Tr\u00f3ia, Sado River, and offshore from the Sesimbra Peninsula, in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eleven-day event focused on testing the maturity of maritime unmanned systems, or MUS, and demonstrating their level of interoperability with NATO assets. It brought together 16 allies and one partner nation: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, other non-NATO nations sent observers, including Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the interesting conclusions shared by a NATO official who took part in Dynamic Messenger, was concerning the fielding of MUS and 5G technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe utilization of unmanned underwater vehicles and 5G mesh networks for the passing of information in the underwater realm has much promise,\u201d the military official told Defense News in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept of developing 5G sea testbeds, at least within the military sector, is fairly new. Ultimately, it would allow for the seamless integration of several 5G-ready devices, sensors, vehicles and endpoints to provide for an advanced communication capability in remote operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, Lockheed Martin delivered the final Phase 1 initial prototype of the 5G testbed variant for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure to the U.S. Marine Corps program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OSIRIS is a 5G communications network infrastructure experimentation that was awarded to the defense company in 2021. The second phase will see the integration of specific mission applications onto the network for evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the commercial sector, Vodafone developed last year a private 5G network operated by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the U.K., to serve as a testing ground for sea applications. 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