Poland leads ORKAN 26 Baltic exercise on hybrid threats with special forces demonstration (defence24.com)

• ORKAN 26: first CBSS hybrid-threat tabletop exercise with 10 states, EU, EMSA, NATO
• Automated system delivered 230 injects, simulating real-time information asymmetry
• Polish special forces conducted ferry boarding operation in 15 minutes
• Key challenges: threshold problem, fragmented authorities, value of incomplete data

"Poland's presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States organized ORKAN 26, a tabletop exercise on hybrid threats paired with a Polish special forces demonstration. Ten CBSS states, the EU, EMSA, and NATO participated. The scenario involved Russia's shadow fleet targeting critical infrastructure. An automated system distributed 230 injects. Polish special forces conducted a ferry boarding operation before foreign ministers. The exercise aimed to identify gaps in regional security."