Arctic Fleet News Today

On October 14, 1962, a U.S. U-2 spy plane flying over Cuba revealed that the Soviet Union was building ramps for the installation of missiles with nuclear

VLADIMIR Putin has been ridiculed by the Ministry of Defence for deploying tanks "designed to be tractors" with just a machine gun for protection.The

Russia's army is said to be running out of decent kit and is deploying its reserve infantry in outdated personnel carriers

Russian modernization plans include building three aircraft carriers for refurbishing and upgrading force projection.

Follow up, telegraphing, its not like russia announced they are going to attack on wednesday, this is intelligence that was picked up that revealed these plans to do so. are you suggesting vladimir putin purposely laid out those plans for u.s. intelligence to pick that up to sow fear? >> i think with the amount of forces hes moving. remember, hes moved the key ships from his pacific fleet, northern fleet, arctic fleet on top of what he already had in the mediterranean and the black sea, not to m...

The Russian Ministry of Defense reportedly plans to create a new naval formation, an Arctic Fleet, to ensure the safety of Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Arctic littoral region as a whole (TASS, October 7, 2021). According to experts, the creation of this separate Arctic naval unit will free up the Northern and Pacific fleets to focus on …

"The Americans are forcing Russia to increase its military spending and spend more resources on ensuring the military security of the Northern Sea Route,” said retired Lt. Col. Vladimir Ovchinnikov

In its multi-domain confrontation with the West, Russia presumes that the main driver is the rivalry with the United States, while typically portraying the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a sworn but disorganized enemy. However, it is in fact the European Union that is engaged in the most direct antagonism with Russia and regularly takes aim at the most …

Russia has steadily built up its Arctic military posture in recent years with bases, weapons installations, and other military infrastructure along the country’s northern coastline and adjacent territories.

TASS did not receive any official information on the fleet creation