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Large Russian missile cruiser sails Varanger fjord close to Norway's border
Russia announces multiple missiles towards Bear Gap as US Air Force bombers deploy to Norway for first time
Russian bombers met by NATO fighter jets over the Barents Sea
Militarization
New Russian fighter jets on standby in upgraded Arctic air base
Northern Fleet
Brand new large landing ship sails into home port of Severomorsk
Threat of military conflict in the Arctic is ‘relatively low,’ says top Russian diplomat
Russia and the U.S. extend nuclear arms treaty
Norway intelligence warns about new nuclear weapons technology developed by Russia
U.S. Air Force to refuel Finnish fighter jets up north
Norway cancels allied exercise over COVID-19 safety concerns
Is this Russia's new coastal base for the 'doomsday nuke' drones?
'Youth Army' steps up patriotic offensive in Murmansk schools
New U.S. Arctic strategy focuses on ‘day-to-day competition’ with Russia and China
Spike in COVID-19 cases among US Marines arriving in northern Norway
Sevmash to lay down two more Borei-A class submarines in 2021
Illegal sailing
Big growth is followed by scandal for military Arctic shipper
Military tensions
Skies over Russia are closing for European eyes
Russian bombers Tu-160 refuel in polar night over Arctic waters
Northern Fleet prepares deployment of hypersonic missile Kinzhal
Space battlefield
Anti-satellite missile tested from Plesetsk for the second time in 2020
Illegal immigrants blamed for ship fire at yard in closed military town
Army life
Big facelift for closed military towns in Kola Peninsula
The Russian military cargo ship that violated Arctic shipping code breaks free from ice lockup
Northern Fleet Commander says Zapad-2021 will be next year's "main effort"
Salvo of four Bulava missiles hit test range on Kanin Peninsula
Russia exercised nuclear triad in the Barents region
Northern Fleet Commander appointed Admiral
New arms race
Nuclear-sub builder Sevmash now has 30,000 employees
Joint training
Soldiers on ground in northern Norway pointed out targets for American B-52
On patrol along its Arctic coast, Norway's relation with Russia is challenged between deterrence and reassurance
The great patriotic battle for the young minds
Hybrid threats
Moscow lashes out against Oslo, but courts Norwegian population
Russian Military launches coronavirus vaccination campaign
Virus in the Military
As COVID surges, a new military hospital opens in Northern Fleet city Severomorsk
No more smoke on the water from Russia's aircraft carrier
See the location
Russia exercises long-range radio-electronic warfare on Kola
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