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Finland to deploy autonomous drone boats for EU border surveillance on Russian maritime border

Matthias Monroy

14d ago· 6 min readenNews

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Summary

Finland is set to become the first EU country to deploy autonomous drone boats for maritime border surveillance on the Gulf of Finland, targeting Russia's shadow fleet. The project, part of the EU-funded "Stronger Coast Guard Responses" initiative, involves the Finnish Border Guard, Frontex, and EMSA. The autonomous surface vehicles will monitor Finland's external border with Russia, marking a significant step in EU border security technology.

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Finland is set to become the first EU country to deploy autonomous surface vehicles on its external border.

The project is funded by Frontex resources but is aimed at Russia's shadow fleet.

The scheme is part of the European Union-funded project 'Stronger Coast Guard Responses' and is to be trialled in the Gulf of Finland on the maritime border with Russia.

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Finland is set to become the first EU country to deploy autonomous surface vehicles on its external border. The project is funded by Frontex resources but is aimed at Russia’s shadow fleet. Finland intends to become the first EU member state to deploy a d

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