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Canada launches its fifth Arctic offshore patrol ship
Canada launched its fifth Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship in August 2024. The Frèdèrick Rolette will bolster the country’s Arctic defense and security posture.…
Northern Viking demonstrates NATO capabilities in GIUK Gap
Iceland Minister of Foreign Affairs Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjoro Gylfadottir talks with Rear Adm. Patrick Hayden of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, U.S. 6th…
More sabotage: Cable cut at Norwegian air base in Arctic
Norwegian police said in August 2024 that a critical cable was cut at the Evenes Air Station in Norway’s Far North, pictured. The incident is the latest in a…
Alaska Aviation Command is Army’s new home for cold-weather flying
Soldiers of 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion and 1-25 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion stand in formation in June 2024 before being patched as members of…
Canadian defense minister visits Inuvik to highlight Arctic security
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 lands in Inuvik during 2022’s Noble Defender exercise. Defence Minister Bill Blair visited the Arctic community in August 2024…
PRC expands Arctic presence with dual-use research
Chinese-style lions guard the entrance to the People’s Republic of China’s scientific station in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The PRC’s increased activity in…
U.S. unveils new Arctic strategy
The U.S. Department of Defense released its 2024 Arctic Strategy in July. The 28-page document calls for increased investment and bolstering alliances in an…
Canada plans to buy up to 12 under-ice submarines
The HMCS Windsor, shown here in making its initial voyage for Canada in 2001, is one of four 1980s-era British submarines acquired by Canada that are now…
2024 DOD Arctic strategy: Secure U.S. Arctic interests through enhancing,…
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley stops for fuel in Tromso, Norway, in 2019. The Department of Defense issued a new Arctic strategy in July 2024…
Canada, Finland and U.S. announce ICE Pact
The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent maneuvers into position to moor up with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy during a cooperative…