The scrap-heaps of solid radioactive waste on Russia’s Kola Peninsula will soon be eliminated as the top-modern facility for conditioning and long-term storage is built in the Saida Bay.
First known mission with the Russian Northern Fleet’s unique “Losharik” deep diving titanium submarine was done at a depth down to 3,000 meters at the Mendeleyev ridge this September.
KORZUNOVO: Luostari was once the Soviet Union’s nearest airfield to NATO territory with jet-fighters ready to take-off defending the strategically important Kola Peninsula in case of war. Today, the town looks like a hastily abandoned film set.
Russia’s new multi-purpose submarine has test-fired a Caliber cruise missile in the White Sea. This missile blurs the difference between a strategic and tactical nuclear weapon.
The single still operating Typhoon class submarine has ended the Bulava missile testings, but will continue to serve as testing platform for new submarines under construction.
Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Northern Fleet’s “Admiral Kuznetsov”, has finished repairs and is ready to leave the port of Murmansk. According to a Russian news agency, the vessel will sail to Syria.
Norwegian military personnel during the summer has improved infrastructure on the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen, where the Norwegian Armed Forces operate a LORAN-C network transmitter.