A major international military exercise began in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland, on Wednesday. About 100 foreign soldiers are taking part in manoeuvres in Sodankylä, along with several Norwegian tanks.
China’s growing involvement and interest in the Arctic could pave the way for a strengthened military presence in the region, including the deployment of submarines to act as deterrents against nuclear attack, the Pentagon said in a report released on Thursday.
Northern Fleet’s brand new frigate «Admiral Gorshkov» has sailed on Barents Sea combat training mission. So have nuclear submarines and strategic bombers.
«Norwegian authorities are again considering the use of nuclear weapons against Norway or close to Norway as a not unthinkable scenario,» reads a new threat assessment report.
Defense ministers Jussi Niinistö and Frank Bakke-Jensen are sharing experiences and enhancing cooperation. Here, they are visiting the Norwegian border guards in the Pasvik valley.
The 2,500 meter long runway on the Nagurskoye base in Russia’s Franz Josef Land is getting a new and solid top layer which will open up for year-round flights with heavy aircrafts.
The man was detained at Oslo airport Friday evening by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) on suspicion of illegal intelligence-gathering during a seminar at the Norwegian Parliament.
As they sailed thought the shallow waters separating Russia and the U.S.A, the ships lined up in battle formation and engaged in anti-submarine training.
As the Northern Fleet unfolds a series of exercises in Russian east Arctic waters, Head Commander Nikolay Yevmenov announces the construction of a new base on the coast of the Laptev Sea.
A group of at least eight ships sails into east Arctic waters at the same time as a major unannounced drill unfolds in Russia’s Eastern Military District.
While Vladimir Putin bragged about the invincible new missile in his annual speech to the nation, a U.S. intelligence report claims each of the four tests crashed.
About 30 top-trained servicemen from the Northern Fleet are taking part in a major exploratory operation through the northern parts of the Arctic archipelago.
