{"id":462,"date":"2026-03-04T10:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/?page_id=462"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:00:28","slug":"critical-undersea-infrastructure-and-support-to-operations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/critical-undersea-infrastructure-and-support-to-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Undersea Infrastructure and Support to Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"462\" class=\"elementor elementor-462\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91cc12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c91cc12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b42db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5b42db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"6_1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46401a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46401a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9d9d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be9d9d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692251c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"692251c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390c223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"390c223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mainsail <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0eeac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec0eeac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUNDING BODIES: NATO ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION AND NATO ALLIED MARITIME COMMAND<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be06e46 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be06e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mainsail is cutting-edge operational prototype (OP) software tool developed by CMRE staff and which is in use in daily operations by HQ Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) staff to monitor and protect NATO critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) from sabotage.\u00a0 By harnessing scalable cloud technologies, the Mainsail tool enables the efficient collection, processing, and analysis of vast amounts of data, ensuring robust data management across multiple domains. \u00a0Mainsail implements several years of CMRE research funded by ACT on the development of advanced AI, machine learning and remote sensing techniques to enhance NATO seabed-to-space situational awareness (S3A).\u00a0 Mainsail represents the successful transfer of such technologies to the NATO operational community charged with securing NATO CUI, deterring future aggression by actively monitoring malign or hybrid threats, and denying any aggressor the cover of <em>\u201cplausible deniability\u201d<\/em>.<\/p><p>Staff at the NATO Maritime Centre for Security of CUI are using the CMRE Mainsail operational prototype tool on a daily basis.\u00a0 The CMRE team provided direct support for bug fixing and to implement emerging requirements from the operational users of the prototype tool, including: incorporating additional data sources; vessel track playback functionalities; visualisation of incidents; and, improving the management of user alerts and urgent messages.<\/p><p>During 2025, in addition to improving Mainsail\u2019s functionalities in response to HQ MARCOM staff requirements, new capabilities to monitor activity around CUI by integrating both underwater and above-water data sources were successfully tested during a dedicated sea trial.\u00a0 For example, Mainsail was able to provide operators with real-time range estimates of multiple ship targets from the ambient ship noise monitored by a single passive hydrophone sensor and processed on-board the sensor platform by a novel state-of-the-art AI algorithm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865965f e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"865965f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec641e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fec641e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c68a26 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c68a26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3624584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3624584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=nRhX0MLtoWY&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4be38 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db4be38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.1-mainsail-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mainsail\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"An interactive map shows vessel movements, while different colours and shapes are used to distinguish categories of undersea infrastructure. 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Mainsail\u2019s analytics sections provide charts and statistics that summarise and contextualise the activity being observed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.1-mainsail-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.1-mainsail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.1-mainsail-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.1-mainsail-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.1-mainsail-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An interactive map shows vessel movements, while different colours and shapes are used to distinguish categories of undersea infrastructure. Mainsail\u2019s analytics sections provide charts and statistics that summarise and contextualise the activity being observed. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cbf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61cbf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"6_2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9e24f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d9e24f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4381ae3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4381ae3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b032900 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b032900\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7686c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7686c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CWIX, Dynamic Messenger, and Operational Analysis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab9c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fab9c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUNDING BODY: NATO ALLIED MARITIME COMMAND<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10260a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e10260a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In direct support to Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), CMRE staff provide operational analysis (OA) experts and tools for the detailed analysis of maritime exercises. CMRE\u2019s activities supporting MARCOM provide opportunities for the NATO operational community to gain experience and confidence with emerging and novel technologies, and, reciprocally, allow the CMRE\u2019s researchers and technologists to gain knowledge of maritime operations and current challenges. Against this background, in 2025 CMRE supported MARCOM in the following strands of work:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336f47b e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"336f47b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c0451 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5c0451\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f7f07 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9f7f07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Participation in the 2025 edition of Allied Command Transformation\u2019s (ACT) annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXploration, eXperimentation, eXamination eXercise (CWIX) with the objective of enhancing the integration and interoperability of multi-domain unmanned vehicles with existing NATO and National Command and Control (C2) systems. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Together with funding from ACT, participation in NATO Exercise DYNAMIC MESSENGER 2025 (DYMS25) with respect to the interoperability, security and standardization of MUS. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conducting expert OA for the detailed analysis of specific trials carried out as part of NATO naval mine countermeasures (MCM) exercises.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8816f0b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8816f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmre.nato.int\/ar25\/technical-demonstration-and-interoperability\/#8_3\">CMRE technical demonstrations and contributions to interoperability<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-element-0d6448a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d6448a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sonar Performance Predictor Extension<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcebc25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcebc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUNDING BODY: FINCANTIERI WASS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877edf0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877edf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" 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