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Did Russia test doomsday weapon in Arctic waters?

Nuclear powered underwater drone allegedly aimed at carrying super-bad nuke weapon said to be tested on November 27th.

December 12, 2016

No, CNN, US Marines do not train on Norwegian-Russian border

CNN draws fire from Norwegian Army and Moscow’s RT news network for misleading headline. The story spread like wildfire.

December 03, 2016

Arctic infrastructure is main priority, says Northern Fleet Commander

Vice Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov intends to take use of several new Arctic bases in the course of 2017.

December 01, 2016

New fighter jets set course for Karelia

A fleet of new Su-35S is on its way from the factory in Russia’s Far East to the air base of Besovets, few kilometers from the border to Finland.

November 29, 2016

Norway acquires five new maritime patrol aircraft for Arctic waters

P-8A Poseidon will fly on intelligence missions over areas where Russia’s submarine fleet is more and more active.

November 26, 2016

New missile complex for Russian Arctic

As Russia’s militarization of Kaliningrad stirs outcry among Baltic neighbors, the country quietly moves the new Bal missile complex to its Arctic shores.

November 23, 2016

Russia empties Reserve Fund, makes priority to defense sector

17,5% of the federal budget for 2017 will be spend on military.

November 21, 2016

Shipyard reveals unique video of spy submarine

“Podmoskovye” can carry mini-submarines aimed at detecting and protecting underwater intelligence cables in the Barents and Norwegian Sea.

November 12, 2016

Norway hikes 2017 defense budget

2,1 billion Norwegian kroner (€231 million) increase year on year, of which the majority addresses the Armed Forces long-term defense plan.

November 08, 2016

This looks like russophobia and paranoia, Russian MFA says to Finland

Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova comments on Finnish concern about Russian land acquisitions in border areas.

November 04, 2016

United against Russia’s aggression

Nordic and Baltic Prime Ministers stand firm on sanctions until peace in Ukraine.

November 02, 2016

Sea trials for Northern Fleet missile cruiser

After more than five years of repairs, Slava-class cruiser «Marshal Ustinov» makes it out at sea.

October 31, 2016

Two nuclear submarines from Kola sail into Mediterranean

The two Akula-class submarines from the Northern fleet have joined the battlegroup of Russian naval vessels.

October 30, 2016

“What now happens in the world is utterly awful,” Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

The former Icelandic President is not optimistic thirty years after Ronald Reagan and Michael Gorbachev’s Reykjavik meeting that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

October 29, 2016

«This will clearly not make our relationship better», says MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

A Russian response to the displacement of U.S. Marines in Norway.

October 28, 2016

700 men building new airfield in Franz Josef Land

The Nagurskoye base will be operational all-year-round and able to handle almost all kind of aircrafts.

October 26, 2016

Sound of gunfire ceases in Pechenga

In a show of force, the Northern Fleet’s land and coastal units took full use of their powerful arsenal during this week’s exercise near border to Norway.

October 25, 2016

Deep-sea sub carrier on test-voyage in White Sea

30 years old Russian missile submarine converted to carry mini-submarines for Arctic research sailed out from Severodvinsk this weekend.

October 23, 2016

FSB builds new ice-breaking coastguard vessel

It will be based in Murmansk, ready for duty in Arctic waters from late 2018.

October 20, 2016

Massive show of force along Russia’s border to Norway

More than 5,000 soldiers and 500 vehicles from the Northern Fleet’s land forces take part in a major exercise in Pechenga.

October 19, 2016

In Komi, youth leaders pay tribute to killed Donetsk separatist

«A hero of our time», leader of youth policy in the Komi Government says about Arsen Pavlov, the separatist chieftain also known as «Motorola». Pavlov was assassinated this week in breakaway Donetsk.

October 18, 2016