Russia claims first-ever North Pole aerial refuelling
Russia claims that two maritime patrol aircraft have made a 30-hour Arctic flight, including mid-air tanking near the North Pole.
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Poland subs deal a strategic boost for Sweden’s Navy
Poland’s decision to buy three submarines from Sweden is not only good news for Saab, the company that will build
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Russian pilots learn to target long-range drones in Barents Sea combat drill
Parachuted luminous aerial targets served as “enemy drones” when the crews of the fighter jets launched air-to-air missiles as part
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Denmark pivots new ship plans from Baltic to Arctic defence
Denmark has decided to shift its naval fleet development from Baltic Sea patrol ships to Arctic-capable vessels. The decision, announced
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U.S. Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska
By Mark Thiessen ‘The Navy takes the significance of this action very, very seriously and knows an apology is long
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Russian navy starts major drills involving most of its fleet
By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly Russia’s navy began planned exercises involving most of its fleet in the Arctic and
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Northern Fleet nuclear-powered submarine makes historic port call in Havana
The top-modern, heavily armed, submarine is part of a Russian naval detachment of four ships that will stay in port
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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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Admiral Moiseev takes over as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy:Izvestia
Russia’s new Navy commander has decades of experience from the north, including onboard ballistic missile submarines sailing the Barents Sea.
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British aircraft carrier sets sail for exercise inside Arctic Circle
Armed with F-35, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, the carrier will take a lead role in Norway’s large-scale allied winter exercise
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Northern Fleet will not send nuclear sub to main Navy parade
Amid Baltic Sea NATO expansion and growing east-west mistrust, Russia has decided not to sail a nuclear-powered submarine from the
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Navy commander defends Alaska military exercise against critics
The U.S. Navy will soon be participating again in Northern Edge, the massive training exercise that brings together different branches of
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Arctic naval refuelling station set to open in 2024, 9 years behind schedule
Nanisivik Naval Facility was first announced in 2007 The federal government’s long-promised Nanisivik Naval Facility is expected to open in 2024,
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Murmansk offers 100,000 rubles cash in recruitment campaign for Ukraine war
Governor Andrei Chibis takes a more active role in the Ukraine war and promises payment by signing to “Arctic patriots.”
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Russian Navy announces firing near NATO Arctic exercise
Russia’s biggest warship, the nuclear-powered battle cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” and the destroyer “Severomorsk” are sailing towards the activated warning zone
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