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Alaska communities worry about military drill’s environmental impacts

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 09:49 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 10:07
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The Northern Edge military exercises are underway across huge sections of Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The Navy has a larger

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Fighter jets flying low over Arctic Finland for military drill in northern Sweden

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 13:36 — Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 13:51
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Planes from the Finnish and Swedish air forces could be seen flying over Finnish Lapland on Friday as part of

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Arctic Sweden to welcome thousands of international troops for Northern Wind exercise

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 14:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 14:42
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Winter warfare capabilities are in focus when Northern Wind kicks off in Norrbotten in March. The exercise takes place in

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Russia to hold massive Arctic war games in 2019

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 10:18 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:43
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Key parts of next year’s Tsentr-2019 drills will be held in the area between the Arctic archipelagos of Novaya Zemlya

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS jamming

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10:39
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Russian Ambassador to Helsinki, Pavel Kuznetsov, was set to meet in Finland’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Norway and Finland have

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Finland to talk with Russia about GPS jamming during NATO exercise

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:22 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 13:01
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Finland is expected to launch diplomatic talks with Russia over suspected GPS signal-jamming that affected areas in northern Norway and

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Finland: Former PM trusts Norway’s assessment blaming Russia for GPS jamming

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 10:10
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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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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian defence confirms GPS jamming came from northwest Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 15:34 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 10:47
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Civilian passenger planes lost GPS signals on flights over Finnmark, Arctic Norway. “The jamming in the period between October 16th

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Russia suspected of GPS jamming in northern Finland during NATO war games

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 at 10:50
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On Tuesday Finnish air traffic control officials warned civil aviation about large-scale GPS signal disruptions in northern Finland. It was

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Pilots warned of GPS jamming in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018 at 11:27
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“Reasons to believe it could be related to military exercise activities outside Norway’s borders,” says the Civil Aviation Authority to

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

Russian bombers fly mission along Norwegian coast: report

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 15:52 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 15:58
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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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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

Russia to test-launch rockets near Norway’s Arctic coast in last days of Trident Juncture

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 11:46 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 11:48
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The area of rocket test firings is only about 40 kilometers north of Gamvik and Berlevåg on Norway’s Barents Sea

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

Trident Juncture: Nordic nations stress importance of regional defence, Moscow worries about stability

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 26, 2018 at 15:58 — Last Updated: Friday, October 26, 2018 at 16:08
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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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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

NATO set to launch massive Trident Juncture war games in southern Norway, air forces to fly above Arctic Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 10:48
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Land forces will mainly exercise in southern Norway, while air forces will fly above the Arctic Circle from the airports

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) News Politics Russia 

Russia holds anti-submarine drill in Arctic ahead of large NATO exercise in Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 15:32
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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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