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NATO's 2 newest members would move the alliance closer to one of Russia's most sensitive military outposts
Admitting Finland would extend NATO's border with Russia's Kola Peninsula, a region that Moscow see…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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On its first deployment, the US Navy's newest aircraft carrier makes historic visit near NATO's northern frontline with Russia
USS Gerald R. Ford is the first US aircraft carrier to visit Norway in 65 years, and its arrival re…
Christopher Woody
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NATO's northernmost members are preparing for an undersea showdown with Russia
Russia's ground forces have taken heavy losses in Ukraine, but its navy is still mostly intact and …
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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NATO's newest member means Russia's 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' will be even more isolated
Russia's Kaliningrad region may be a fortress on the Baltic Sea, but it's one that's increasingly s…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Moscow is trying to play it cool, but its military moves hint at growing concern over NATO's newest member
It's not clear what new forces Russian leaders could send to the border with Finland, but Moscow ha…
Michael Peck
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Europe's militaries have been working together for years to keep an eye on what Russia is up to at sea
European countries, working through the EU, are making a concerted effort to minimize the threats t…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Russia's Yasen-class missile subs have impressed and worried NATO for years, and now Moscow may build more of them
In 2014, a US Navy officer said he was "so impressed" with Russia's first Yasen-class submarine tha…
Christopher Woody
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A US plan to drop bombs from cargo planes hit another milestone, but the Air Force is still figuring out how it would use it in a war
"We are intentionally trying to be provocative without being escalatory," a US officer said before …
Christopher Woody
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US Air Force B-52 bombers in Europe are staying active, but less 'in your face,' as Russia wages war on Ukraine
The bombers have flown all over Europe in recent weeks, but they aren't doing the "in-your-face kin…
Christopher Woody
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As Trump shakes up the military footprint in Europe, the US and Russia are making moves in the high north
Military activity is increasing in Europe's high north, while the Trump administration changes the …
Christopher Woody
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Russia's navy is already flying to new bases in the Arctic to counter foreign threats above and below the ice
In addition comes the bases on Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Island. New bas…
Atle Staalesen, The Barents Observer
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The US Marine Corps' big plans to redesign its force means changes to what it stores in secret caves in Norway
The Marine Corps is overhauling to fight in a different environment. Now tanks, helicopters, and ev…
Christopher Woody
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Top US commander in Europe says Russia's subs are getting busier, as Trump cuts sub-hunting planes from the Pentagon budget
Moscow has spent much of the past two decades rebuilding its navy, its subs in particular, after it…
Christopher Woody
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In the North Atlantic, NATO navies are practicing to take on a wave of Russian submarines
In July, NATO navies testing the abilities of their ships, submarines, and aircraft to hunt enemy s…
Christopher Woody
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Russia's submarines are getting harder to find, and the Navy is sending more people to keep an eye on them
"The Kalibr-class cruise missile, for example, has been launched from coastal-defense systems, long…
Christopher Woody
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Tensions between NATO and Russia are rising, and now the US is reactivating a fleet to patrol the Atlantic
Russia's navy is also smaller than it was during the Cold War, but Moscow has pursued ambitious mod…
Christopher Woody
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Russian and NATO militaries are getting more active in the Arctic, but neither is sure about what the other is doing
The risk of conflict in the Arctic is still low, but growing military activity there and a lack of …
Christopher Woody
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Finland and Norway are telling airline pilots to be ready to fly without GPS, and some think Russia is up to something
A press officer for Widerøe, a Norway-based airline operating in the Nordics, told The Barents Obse…
Christopher Woody
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Russia aims its missile drills shoulder-to-shoulder with NATO's biggest war games in years
Stoltenberg acknowledged that Moscow "has a sizable presence in the north," and that "Large [Russia…
Christopher Woody
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Norway wants more US Marines and to station them closer to Russia, and Moscow is vowing to retaliate
Norway will ask the US to send 700 Marines in 2019 and to base them close to the Russian border in …