Denmark’s Arctic, North Atlantic focus: Canada among new defence attaché posts
Denmark continued to strengthen its Arctic and North Atlantic security focus this month with the announcement of five new defence
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Russia signs MoU with Chinese navy
No deal on joint Arctic navy exercises, but Russia and China agree on search and rescue cooperation on the world’s
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Moscow says it will build drone bases along Arctic coast
Several bases for long-range drones will be built along the Northern Sea Route, a representative of the Russian Defence Ministry
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Norwegians, Americans build Arctic satellite station against enemy cruise missiles
Station will be built at Andøya, northern Norway, and be the first of its kind outside the USA. «The establishment
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Feds announce more money for Arctic defence with few details on infrastructure
The federal government says it will spend billions of dollars on the military over the next several years, including in
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Sanctions are about to wreck Moscow’s grand Arctic projects
It has been increasingly evident over the past two years; Moscow’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine and its subsequent
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Canada pledges billions for defence, falls short of NATO’s 2%
New defence policy focuses on threats to Arctic, boosting military ‘striking power’ Two years after being ordered on an urgent
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Arctic weather satellite leaving Europe for June launch in U.S.
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic weather satellite is getting ready to leave Europe for its summer launch in the
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Norway steps up high north defense, builds fully equipped brigade in Finnmark
The Norwegian Army will expand from one to three brigades, of which two will be in northern Norway. Finnmark Brigade
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Russia says it will start direct tourist voyages to Svalbard
Ildar Neverov, the leader of state-owned company Arktikugol, made the announcement about a direct sea route from mainland Russia to
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Air Force to send ‘Arctic Pay’ to most of its Alaska-based service members
The Air Force announced Tuesday that it will provide incentive pay to active duty personnel based in cold locations, including
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Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is
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As grizzlies and hybrid bears push north, N.W.T. harvesters look to protect caribou
Hunters and researchers say they’re seeing more and more grizzly bears and hybrid bears push north into Victoria Island and
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Warm weather in Alaska highlights risk climate change poses to future AWG
As delegates and volunteers return home from this year’s Arctic Winter Games in Alaska, officials and coaches are thinking about
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Canada showcases ability to defend Arctic amid global tensions
Operation Nanook highlights Arctic response capability but Canada still vulnerable, expert says While speaking to a group of military personnel gathered
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