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U.S. B-2 Spirit bombers return from Bomber Task Force mission in Iceland - UPI.com

Three U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers returned to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri after a deployment to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, that included a dozen multinational missions over the past month.

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The bombers, from the 509th Bomb Wing, left Iceland on Saturday, the Air Force announced Tuesday.

 

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A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron taxi during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 21-02 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2021

F-16 flyby

F-15K from the Korean Air Force taking part in a previous Red Flag-Alaska drill.

 

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The third Arctic patrol ship AOPV 432 Max Bernays, under construction for the Canadian Navy under the AOPS program (Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship) before launching at the Halifax Shipyards of the Canadian corporation Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax (Nova Scotia).


As part of the AOPS program, the government of Canada ordered the construction of 8 ships of this class, which have a polar class Arc5 and a total displacement of 6615 tons, length 103 and a width of 19 m. The power plant is diesel-electric, includes four diesel generators of 4800 hp each. and two propeller motors of 6000 hp each. Full speed 17 knots, cruising range 6800 miles. Crew 65 people.
Armament: 25-mm automatic artillery installation BAE Systems Mk 38 and two 12.7-mm machine guns.
The hangar is intended for the basing of the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone (S-92A) helicopter.
The ship has a 20-ton cargo crane, two rescue boats, a 12-meter ABCO landing boat, and a special compartment for equipment (snowmobiles, tractors).

 

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Project 10510, also known through the Russian type size series designations LK-110Ya and LK-120Ya or the project name Leader, is a planned series of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers. When built, it would supersede Project 22220 icebreakers as the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world. As of 2021, the lead vessel of the series is under construction and expected to be commissioned by 2027. In total, it is planned to built three vessels by 2033.

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U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers in Keflavik, Iceland

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www.militaryimages.net/threads/united-states-military-photos.5947/page-92#post-184874

A Luncheon Cruise & Tour on the Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy

Last Saturday I had the honor of an Elliot Bay lunch cruise on the USCG Icebreaker Healy which is home-ported in Seattle. This was a special trip set up to let the family and friends of the crew on…

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From https://www.militaryimages.net/threads/united-states-military-photos.5947/page-94#post-186412

Air Force to use nuclear micro-reactor to provide long-term electric power and heat to remote base in Alaska.

 

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NATO and Russia new military bases in Arctic.

 

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Cold Response 2022

More than 30,000 soldiers from NATO and partner nations took part in exercise Cold Response in Norway in the winter of 2022.

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Military transport aircraft LC-130 (Arctic modification of the C-130 Hercules aircraft) of the US Air Force in Greenland. December 9, 2021.

 

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US marines squad is training for cold in Norway, December 2021.

 

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SSBN project 667BDRM of the Russian Navy surfaced at the North Pole, having previously pierced the hole with a torpedo.

 

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Russia successfully tests S-500 anti-missile defence systems prototypes in the Arctic- Republic World

Russia has recently performed routine testing of S-500 anti-missile defence systems in the Arctic area, a source told Sputnik on December 29. The source further revealed that prototypes of the S-550 are still to be created. The long-range missile of the system was launched against a hypersonic...

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Two Tu-160 strategic bombers flew over the Arctic Ocean, the Barents and White Seas.
The flight time was 13 hours, refueling was carried out in the air.

 

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Norwegian sub gets 'technical challenges' on Arctic coast as snowstorm approaches

The "KNM Utvær" had to be towed to safety and repair works are now made at open sea.

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It was the search and rescue vessel Odin that had to assist the more than 20 year old submarine to safe waters after it got a technical problem.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon in the far northern Porsanger Fjord.
“There is no drama in this,” says Lt. Col. Ivar Moen, spokesman for the Norwegian Armed Forces’ operational headquarters told iFinnmark.