The Russian Navy’s Kirov class nuclear-powered battlecruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” is to undergo overhaul and modernization. When ready for service in 2018, it will become the most powerful surface warship in the world, the designer says.
First time in history: Two Pacific fleet Akula-class submarines are now en route along the Northern Sea Route towards Severodvinsk in the White Sea for upgrades.
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.
Climate change and energy issues are high on the agenda in todays EU top meeting in Brussels. Meanwhile, a new EU report says that climate and energy might trigger conflict in the Norwegian-Russian Barents Sea
Up to 80 percent of all Internet traffic from Russia goes through cables on Swedish territory. That makes Sweden the best place in the world for bugging of Russian Internet users.
The first coast guard vessel of the new Barents Sea-class was this week put on the water at a shipyard in Romania. The ship is one of three planned vessels of the class.
More cooperation between Norway and Russia will lead to more cross-border crimes, Norwegian police maintains. We see it differently – only more cooperation can strengthen security between our two countries, BarentsObserver writes in an editorial.
