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NATO’s robot push in Latvia is running into a basic battlefield problem: trees
Key Takeaways
- NATO is testing unmanned ground vehicles at brigade level during Exercise Crystal Arrow 2026.
- Operators reported that dense Latvian forests repeatedly disrupted communications links.
- The trials highlight both technical and strategic risks of overreliance on a single connectivity provider.
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DT Editorial Team··via breakingdefense.com