France's newest warship, the FDI Amiral Ronarc'h, prepared to pass the Øresund Strait between 5:46 p.m. and 6:16 p.m. UTC on January 19, 2026, after onboard meetings with Danish representatives, marking the final step before active duty in a long-term deployment from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, according to an X post by @TrackeurADSB citing Naval Group. The deployment adds the commissioning-phase vessel to French assets in the High North supporting allies including Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Spain, as stated in the post. A video from Naval Group accompanied the report shared during the 29-minute window. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Danish parliamentarian Troels Lund Poulsen and Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt during the same period to discuss the Arctic's importance to collective security and Denmark's investments in key capabilities, according to an X post by @SecGenNATO. Stoltenberg stated they would continue working together as allies on these issues. This activity follows Sweden's deployment of fighter jets to Iceland for NATO Air Policing announced in the prior 30-minute window, as reported by the Swedish Armed Forces, amid ongoing NATO efforts in the Arctic region.
