Finland: Former PM trusts Norway’s assessment blaming Russia for GPS jamming
Norway’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday evening that it had traced recent GPS jamming in Norwegian and Finnish Lapland to a Russian
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Norwegian defence confirms GPS jamming came from northwest Russia
Civilian passenger planes lost GPS signals on flights over Finnmark, Arctic Norway. “The jamming in the period between October 16th
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Finnish Foreign Minister to meet with U.S. Secretary of State in Washington
Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini heads to Washington this week for talks with his US opposite number, Secretary of State
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Will Sweden’s coalition standoff weaken the country’s defence?
The delay in getting a new government in place could affect Sweden’s defence, according to some politicians who warn that
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Finland ready to back new nuclear disarmament talks, says president Niinistö
Finnish president Sauli Niinistö delivered the opening statements to kick off Finland’s quarterly national defence course on Monday morning at
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Russian bombers fly mission along Norwegian coast: report
The two Russian bombers were flying in international airspace simultaneously as NATO’s large Trident Juncture exercise takes place. “Two strategic
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Blog – After Arctic Circle conference unfolds in Iceland, American tourists and soldiers head north
Two weeks ago, Arctic Circle, the region’s largest annual gathering, took place for the fifth year in a row in Iceland’s
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Trident Juncture: Nordic nations stress importance of regional defence, Moscow worries about stability
Moscow warns that Sweden’s and Finland’s participation in NATO’s Trident Juncture drill is jeopardizing regional stability. In a joint newspaper
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Russian bill would restrict soldiers’ social media activity
State Duma lawmakers are preparing a law punishing soldiers for publishing any information about themselves on social media. Aimed at
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Russian military conducts confidence-building visit to Lapland Air Command in the Finnish Arctic
A team of Russian officers has arrived in northern Finland to conduct a confidence and security-building evaluation visit of the
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NATO set to launch massive Trident Juncture war games in southern Norway, air forces to fly above Arctic Europe
Land forces will mainly exercise in southern Norway, while air forces will fly above the Arctic Circle from the airports
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Russia holds anti-submarine drill in Arctic ahead of large NATO exercise in Norway
Northern Fleet’s brand new frigate Admiral Gorshkov has sailed on Barents Sea combat training mission. So have nuclear submarines and
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Chinese-made equipment in Canada’s Arctic ships under scrutiny
Canada’s international trade minister quietly sounded out officials at the Department of National Defence last spring about how much of
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Canadian military to build multi-million dollar facility in Northern city
Canada’s Department of National Defence [DND] is planning on spending over $50 million to build a 7,600 square metre facility
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Retired military leader worries Norway’s Arctic would be vulnerable in conflict between West and Russia
In case of a bigger conflict, it is quite likely that Russian armed forces would initiate a ground operation against
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