Overview
- Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk published the footage on Nov. 18 showing Norwegian submarine KNM Uthaug torpedoing the decommissioned KNM Trondheim during the exercise off Andøy, Norway.
- The under-keel detonation lifted the hull, hurled containers into the air, and the ship broke in two before sinking, providing visuals specialists say are seldom captured at such proximity.
- NATO said the shot was intended to verify the weapon and platform’s effect, emphasizing submarines’ endurance, covert operations, and ability to dictate engagements.
- Norwegian, Royal Navy, and Polish units participated in Aegir 25, which also included the Royal Navy’s first operational Naval Strike Missile firing from HMS Somerset.
- Some coverage linked the public release to heightened regional tensions, citing Polish General Wiesław Kukuła’s warning about Russian preparations for conflict, and no casualties were reported because the target was retired.