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Norway is not fully a predictable partner and the situation in the north can be destabilized, Russia’s Embassy in Oslo slashes out against the Norwegian Government.
Seventeen new buildings, power generation stations and a fresh water well are under construction in Cape Schmidt, the east Arctic Navy base.
The Norwegian maritime patrol plane was flying near Russia’s border in the Barents Sea.
It used to be civilian rescue services and the Coast Guard which represented Russia in the joint search and rescue drills in the Barents Sea. This year, it was the powerful Northern Fleet. It is a positive development, the Norwegians say.
For the first time in many years, a Typhoon submarine made a short port call to a base on the Kola Peninsula this weekend. Russian media says next stop is St. Petersburg.
Among the areas with demographic growth is the border municipality of Pechenga.
Russia rearms strategic forces:
The reverse gear seems to hang up for continuing disarmament of nuclear weapons in the Arctic. Barents Observer has made a comprehensive review of satellite images from naval base-level storage facilities that confirms heavy construction works.
Fighter jets from Bodø were sent on Quick Reaction Alert on Saturday. Norwegian Joint Headquarters confirms increased activity by Russian military planes over the last few weeks.
The powerful Northern Fleet vessel engages in shooting exercises off the coast of the Kola Peninsula.
Northern Brigade kick-started a military drill Sunday evening by moving battle tanks to Evenes airport.
Privately owned property and related real estate can from now on be seized for needs of the state.
More than 100 aircrafts from 12 nations will crowd the skies over northern Finland, Sweden and Norway.
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When visiting Svalbard Moscow said it was “provocative”, but all was peaceful when the same lawmakers on Thursday walked all the way to Russia’s borderline with Norway.
On the eve of Victory Day May 9th, more than 20 vessels sail out for combat training in the Barents Sea at the same time as NATO vessels are on exercise outside Northern Norway.
The 96 meter long search and rescue tug «Akademik Aleksandrov» can transport heavy weaponry and operate in thick Arctic ice.
Norwegian and other NATO submarines and surface vessels will train warfare in northern waters in the coming weeks.
Leader of the regional party office in Murmansk, Andrey Kapitonov, was recruited by Russian agents as part of a plot involving liberal Parnas and the Norwegian secret police. Then it all backfired on the Russian security service.
The Armed Forces prepare for show-off of their special designed Pantsir-SA and Tor-M2DT, both short and medium-range surface to air missile systems on belts.
95 percent of the soldiers with the Northern Fleet are now on professional contracts, following a year when Russia increased defense spendings by 5.4%.
An upcoming meeting by NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly in Longyearbyen is triggering a sharp reaction from Russia’s Foreign Ministry.
The Northern Fleet's new "Belgorod" research sub for Arctic waters will be world’s largest. To be put on water in Severodvinsk next year.
Works start in September and will last for three years
The eight Arctic nations take responsibility as a whole new ocean for shipping opens up when the ice melts away.
A group of soldiers from the country’s new military Expedition Center makes it through bad weather to the top of the world.
Russia will build special purpose ship for voyages with radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel along the Northern Sea Route.
Wasn’t it for the white and frosty surroundings you might think it is a model for a future settlement somewhere in outer space.
«The Kola Peninsula is saturated with nuclear facilities, so the topic is very relevant for us,» says Aleksandr Metelkov, Chief of staff at FSB’s operational headquarters in Murmansk.
Russia will show its strongest naval muscles at the Navy Parade in July.
Ever dreamed of being on board a Soviet nuclear powered submarine? Soon, exactly that might be possible.
Yesterday, Putin stressed that Russia’s military activities in Arctic threaten no one. Today, another brand new cruise-missile sub was set on water.
Transparent and open dialogue when the Russian military team of inspectors followed Joint Viking 2017.
Akula-class and Oscar-II class nuclear powered submarines get lifetime expanded with at least a decade.
Russia continues to improve the fleet of ballistic missile submarines.
Up to five percent of our military personnel are women and there are 300 representatives of the «weak sex» among our officers, the powerful naval fleet says.
While Norwegian, British and American soldiers are exercising in Finnmark, Russia has demonstrated underwater stealth technology in a submarine-to-submarine kill exercise.
The Nakhimov naval school in Murmansk will have up to 560 students.