The Northern Fleet’s destroyer “Severomorsk” is heading home after a five month long mission to the Mediterranean. On the way, the vessel will be conducting drills in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
Finland´s Prime Minister and Foreign Minster say people in Finland should not be scared by Russia´s response to the Nordic countries´ plans for a tighter defense cooperation.
Many more nuclear powered submarines sail the Barents Sea and Arctic Oceans today than only a year ago. And more will come, as both new subs enter service and the Soviet built fleet will be modernized.
Nordic Defence Ministers say Russian aggression and violations of international law and other international agreements forces a more coordinated Nordic preparedness against possible crises or incidents.
The nuclear submarine “Oryol” was not seriously damaged in Tuesday’s fire at Zvezdochka shipyard, and will be ready for service again by the end of 2016.
The country is pumping billions and trillion into its armed forces. But not all new equipment looks like a lethal threat to the neighbors. Take a closer look at Russia’s new Army snowmobile.
