DefenceTalkU.S. competition with Russia and China is manifesting itself globally, including in the Arctic, said a Defense Department official. Dr. James H. Anderson, performing the duties of deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, and Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, provided testimony on U.S. policy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-a-non-arctic-nation-meddling-in-arctic-says-dod-official-74669/

DefenceTalkTwo cutting-edge S-400 missile systems have been deployed to Russia’s Arctic region north of the polar circle over the past year, a military source has revealed. The news comes as Russia reasserts its military presence in the Arctic. The surface-to-air missile systems have been deployed to the Novaya Zemlya archipelago and to the Yakutian port […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-deploys-s-400-missile-defense-systems-in-arctic-66009/

DefenceTalkRussia was conducting huge and unexpected war games on Tuesday, coinciding with a NATO drill in the Arctic at a time of heightened tensions in the region. The snap check launched on the orders of President Vladimir Putin involved up to 700 units of military hardware, 12,000 troops and up to 250 aircraft, the defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-and-west-hold-war-games-over-arctic-64348/

DefenceTalkNATO members and partners have begun large-scale aerial drills in northern Europe. The exercises take place against the backdrop of terse language between the western allliance and Russia over Ukraine’s conflict. Several NATO members and their allies are taking part Monday in a massive cross-border aerial maneuver in northern Europe that has been described as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-allies-launch-arctic-aerial-drills-64314/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a drill of some 38,000 troops in the Arctic as part of a major show of strength amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. Putin put the Northern Fleet on full combat readiness in a snap inspection of Moscow’s military power in the strategic region. “New challenges and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-flexes-muscles-with-arctic-military-drills-63525/

DefenceTalkRussia will build a unified network of naval facilities on its Arctic territories to host advanced warships and submarines as part of a plan to boost protection of the country’s interests and borders in the region, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. “We need to strengthen our military infrastructure. In particular, to create in our part […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-build-network-of-modern-naval-bases-in-arctic-putin-59383/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Navy’s long-distance cruise in the Subarctic along the Northern Sea Route has become a flagship mission in the region abandoned by the military after the fall of the USSR. Now the once deactivated infrastructure will resume operation. On Saturday, Russia’s Defense Ministry officially announced return of Russia’s military to the Subarctic region. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-resumes-permanent-arctic-presence-49098/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department worked closely with other federal agencies in support of the National Security Staff effort that generated the National Strategy for the Arctic Region released today, a senior Pentagon official said. Daniel Y. Chiu, deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy, said the strategy establishes a framework for future U.S. Arctic activities based […]https://www.defencetalk.com/official-explains-dods-role-in-national-arctic-strategy-47752/