Lieutenant Commander Laanemets is a graduate of the Royal Danish Naval Academy and holds a master’s degree in maritime studies from Tallinn University of Technology. He presently is serving as the chief of staff Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure.

Articles by Ott Laanemets

The Dutch minehunter HNLMS Willemstad (M-864) transits in formation during maneuvering exercises with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 and Estonian Navy ships, all participating in international exercises with allied nations in the region.

Solve the Baltic's Geography Problem

By Lieutenant Commander Ott Laanemets, Estonian Navy
March 2018
With Putin’s Russia on the near horizon, Baltic countries must organize in anticipation of a threat. But the area’s complex geography creates a challenge beyond the Great Bear.