Russia’s Northern fleet to perform drills in Barents Sea
The surprise exercise was announced on the 17th July and is reported to include up to 150,000 soldiers in the
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Geopolitics is changing as U.S. B-2s again flies Arctic mission together with Norwegian F-35s
Two B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bombers were Thursday flying from an airbase in Missouri across the North Atlantic to the
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Russian Embassy denies accusations of influence operations in Norway
“As normal there are no evidence, just general speculations,” the Embassy writes in a statement to the Barents Observer. On
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Russian influence ops seek to fuel discord between Arctic Norway and Oslo, Norwegian intelligence service says
Kremlin seeks to exploit any issue that can create split, said Lt. Gen. Morten Haga Lunde when presenting the Intelligence
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64 years tracking Santa with the North American Aerospace Defense Command
Did you know that you can follow Santa Claus on his long journey around the world? For the 64th time,
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12,000 Finnish soldiers start war games
From Wednesday the 27th through December 4th, Finnish defense forces will be mounting resistance to an imaginary attack from the
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Russia establishes new Arctic air squadron to protect its Northern Sea Route
A Russian fleet of Su-34 fighter jets is to be deployed across the Northern Sea Route. Their main base might
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Norway rearming in Arctic to face new security landscape
The army is well underway with establishing a new Cavalry Battalion, Home Guard and a Ranger Company in Norway’s northernmost
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Climate change a threat to bases across the U.S., Defense Dept. says
A new report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) outlines how climate change is already threatening military installations around
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Canada will buy a sixth Arctic and offshore patrol ship
The Canadian government is purchasing another ship to be built in Halifax (Maritimes), the defence minister said a day after
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With warming Arctic, Russian navy gets larger areas to patrol
Eight Northern Fleet vessels sail out from the Kola Peninsula heading northeast on a long-distance Arctic voyage. The flotilla sailed
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American fighter jets intercept Russian bombers outside Alaska
The U.S. military says it intercepted two Russian long-range bombers in the air space near Alaska on Friday. The Air
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Finland, Sweden and US building three-way defence ties
Defence Ministers from Finland, Sweden and the United States are scheduled to meet in Washington to discuss military cooperation between
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Should Russian dual citizens be barred from Finnish military’s upper ranks?
New legislation being prepared by Finland’s defence and interior ministries on the suitability of dual citizens for officer and professional
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Russia to link military installations with trans-Arctic cable
Starting in Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula, in Northwestern Russia, the fiber-optic line will provide state-of-the art tele- and data
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