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Expert: Scientific cooperation still necessary with Russia
A U.S. Arctic expert argued in an op-ed in May 2024 that the United States should continue to cooperate with Russia on scientific projects. AFP/GETTY IMAGES…
Northern Forest 24 shows ability of U.S., Nordic allies to defend NATO’s…
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Johnson. Louisiana, watch a demonstration of Finnish artillery…
Norway bolsters naval assets in High North
The Norwegian Navy will nearly double its assets in a massive upgrade aimed at deterring threats to Norwegian waters and territory. Above, a Nansen-class…
PRC, Russia have different goals for Arctic, threatening their alliance
Fears of a Sino-Russian alliance in the Arctic are overblown, wrote an Australian defense expert in a recent analysis of the relationship between Russia and…
Russia shifts military exercises farther north into Arctic
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Musso, a 57th Rescue Squadron Joint Terminal attack controller, participates in Nordic Response 24 in Moen, Norway. TECH SGT.…
Norway, U.S. to collaborate on Arctic satellite defense
Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon officially opens the Andøya SpacePort in November 2023. NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT
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The United States and Norway will…
Opinion: U.S. northern military competition: closing Arctic operational…
Paratroopers with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, board a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska,…
Alaska Arctic Center begins work on domain awareness, resilience
University of Alaska Anchorage students in the 2023 Arctic Summer Internship Program in Utqiaġvik gain hands-on learning experience from researchers studying…
Canada expands defense footprint, deepens Indigenous ties in Arctic
A woman waves the Canadian and Northwest Territories flags near Yellowknife. The Canadian Armed Forces is building a new multipurpose facility in Yellowknife to…
Norway boosts defense spending for second time in two months
Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram, from left, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum take part in a news…