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Exercise organizers hooked up the readings to an augmented reality simulator in order to have analysts experience it directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2023\/07\/19\/seafloor-drone-garages-italy-weighs-new-tech-to-protect-vital-cables\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-695501024.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Seafloor drone garages? Italy weighs new tech to protect vital cables<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The country&#039;s navy is collecting ideas as it leads a cluster of European Union countries in the Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection PESCO project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest challenge when it comes to forces signature management underwater, is the element of uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not knowing if somebody knows, or if you\u2019re being detected. \u2026 It is understanding that there is a system that has the capability to detect you, but that you know nothing about it and don\u2019t know exactly what the capability is,\u201d U.S. Navy Capt. Kurt Muhler, SOFCOM maritime development director, told Defense News in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muhler noted that the war in Ukraine was a \u201cdriving force\u201d behind Bold Machina, given the extent of the damage and destruction done to critical infrastructure by Russian bombardment on land and at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia is attacking Ukrainian infrastructure \u2013 why are they doing that? 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