Dossier
Pierre Vandier
Coverage of Pierre Vandier in the Nexus archive.
- Constant surveillance is pushing NATO to ‘scatter the force’ to survive, top commander says
NATO is rethinking command and control structures to disperse forces amid threats from persistent surveillance and long-range strikes. French Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, emphasized the need to avoid large troop concentrations and adopt decentralized approaches using cloud-based technologies.
- The first US sea drone strike in Iran set the stage for a new way of NATO warfighting. 'It's coming,' top commander says.
The US conducted its first sea-drone strike on an Iranian port, marking a new combat role for such technology in NATO operations. A top NATO commander emphasized the need for standardization to integrate sea drones across alliance forces, as the US Navy has recently expanded their use beyond surveillance to include offensive missions.