Sweden turns former SIGINT vessel into seabed warfare platform
Naval News [Unofficial]
April 17, 2026
Faced with the growing threat of sabotage to critical underwater infrastructure and a high-tempo security environment, Sweden is transforming its decommissioned signals intelligence (SIGINT) vessel HSwMS Orion (A201) into a dedicated seabed warfare research and development testbed. Sweden retired its veteran signals intelligence platform, the HSwMS Orion, after 39 years of service in November 2023. ...
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