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NATO News :
- NATO Naval Forces conduct exercise with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and Allies (15 August 2024)
- NATO holds first meeting of Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network (23 May 2024)
- NATO and industry work together to strengthen maritime surveillance (16 April 2024)
- NATO exercises with new maritime unmanned systems (15 September 2022)
- NATO Operation Sea Guardian focused patrols return to Central Mediterranean (11 March 2021)
- NATO advanced anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta underway in Italy (22 February 2021)
- NATO Focused Security Patrols in Western Mediterranean (8 February 2021)
- NATO exercise Dynamic Mariner brings together 7 NATO nations (25 September 2020)
- Why is it important to safeguard free access to the seas? Discover the role of a NATO maritime expert (19 September 2019)
- Croatian and UK ships join NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian (7 September 2018)
- NATO and EU discuss future cooperation at sea (30 June 2017)
- ''Brilliant Mariner 2017'': showcasing NATO maritime strength (20 October 2017)
- Director General of the NATO International Military Staff addresses the Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum (13 June 2017)
- A new era of digital underwater communications (27 April 2017)
- NATO to enhance its presence in the Black Sea region (16 February 2017)
- NATO concludes successful counter-piracy mission (15 December 2016)
- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two expands area of activities (9 March 2016)
- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two conducts drills in the Aegean Sea (27 February 2016)
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on NATO support to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis (25 February 2016)
- NATO Defence Ministers Agree on NATO support to assist with the Refugee and Migrant Crisis (11 February 2016)
- NATO launches anti-submarine warfare exercise in Norwegian Sea (20 June 2016)
- NATO Secretary General visits NATO flagship in Aegean Sea (21 April 2016)
- NATO navies start exercise in Aegean Sea (29 November 2016)
- Maritime Commander visits NATO ships in Aegean Sea (27 February 2016)
- Emerging threats to maritime energy infrastructure (10 November 2015)
- Chairman of the NATO Military Committee delivers keynote address at MARCOMET (2 July 2015)
- NATO demonstrating Maritime power during Trident Juncture 15 exercise (5 November 2015)
- NATO Defence Ministers decide to extend NATO’s counter-piracy mission until 2016 (4 June 2014)
- NATO Allies begin naval exercise BALTOPS in the Baltic Sea (4 June 2015)
- Anti-submarine warfare exercise ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ starts off Norwegian coast (4 May 2015)
- NATO Ships Complete Participation in Exercise Joint Warrior (24 April 2015)
- NATO and the Republic of Djibouti consolidate their cooperation (22 April 2015)
- SNMG2 completes operations in the Black Sea (20 March 2015)
- NATO ships visit Romanian port during Black Sea drills (16 March 2015)
- NATO Maritime Group visits Varna, Bulgaria, during Black Sea deployment (7 March 2015)
- NATO ships deploy to Black Sea for training (4 March 2015)
- NATO conducts Annual Crisis Management Exercise (CMX) (4 March 2015)
- NATO’s Counter Piracy Mission Extended (20 March 2012)
- NATO engages Partners around the globe in counter-piracy dialogue (14 September 2011)
NATO Review :
- Climate change threatens NATO’s readiness and resilience at sea (30 November 2023)
- A credible transatlantic bond: Trident Juncture and NATO capabilities (October 2018)
- Will the Alliance discover navies again ? (April 2018)
- 50 years ago: The origins of NATO concerns about the threat of Russian strategic nuclear submarines (24 March 2017)
- Maritime Security: Sink or Swim (2010)
NATO Topic pages :
- NATO’s maritime activities
- Counter-piracy operations (archived)
- Operation Active Endeavour (archived)
- Operation Sea Guardian
- Assistance for the refugee and migrant crisis in the Aegean Sea

NATO Fact Sheets :
- Exercise REPMUS 22 (2022)
- Exercise Dynamic Mariner / Flotex 2019
- NATO’s Deployment in the Aegean Sea (October 2016)
- Operation Ocean Shield (November 2014)
NATO Briefings :
- Combating Terrorism at Sea (2008)

NATO Shipping Centre (Allied Maritime Command)

NATO Allied Maritime Command News

NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)

EU Resources

European Union Maritime Security Strategy

Reports
- EMSAFE Report (2022)