The largest construction of ships in Europe urges the continent to enhance underneath defenses
The CEO of the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri said that Europe needs to strengthen its defenses under the sea amid extensive threats and weaken US security guarantees.
“The Mediterranean submarines have always been by Russian and American submarines, and the time is now left to take responsibility for our underwater defense,” Folgiero told the Financial Times In an interview published on Tuesday.
“If European countries will spend more on defense, we must spend better,” he added.
Since Russia has been widely invaded to Ukraine in 2022, European military and political leaders have repeatedly accused Russia of sabotaging the cables below the surface of the Internet that carry Internet data and vital energy.
European armies have increased their protection, as a specialized unit was launched in NATO in January, which increased observation and patrols in vital infrastructure.
European defense companies also enhance the development of technology to help underwater defenses.
Fincantieri, the largest shipbuilding in Europe, Declare Last week, you expect to double their underwater size, making submarines, underwater drones, and other technology, over the next few years, for 8 % of the group’s revenues by 2027, and bringing the equivalent of $ 930 million.
When announcing its new -focused strategy, the company said it will participate with Graal Tech in Italy to develop new drone technology.
Folgiero FT told Europe that Europe faces a set of threats under the surface of the sea, and that it enhances production to confront it.
“Attention focused on the Baltic Sea after the war in Ukraine,” he said. “But the Mediterranean Sea is twice the size of the Baltic and the decisive turn from a political geopolitical perspective.”
“This is why we are betting on defense and underwater technology and increasing our industrial capabilities,” Folgiero added.
Meanwhile, the German Defense Company Helsing said earlier this month that it is working with the Royal Navy in the UK to spread new drones for sea members to better monitor the infrastructure.
