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Russian S-400 Missile System Deployments are Heating Up the Arctic Certainly the arrival of more S-400s in the highly contested and increasingly tense Arctic changes the tactical circumstances in which U.S. and allied aircraft can conduct operations. Here's What You Need to Remember: As the ice continues to melt at a faster pace, opening up new waterways for maritime transit and segmenting new areas of ice and land, Russia has sought to expand its territorial boundaries in the Arctic beyond the continental shelf northward from the boundaries specified in the United Nations Convention Law of ...

Why Did Russia Send More S-400 Missile Defense Systems to the Arctic? Moscow is beefing up its military presence in the Arctic and Washington is trying to respond in kind. Russia is adding more S-400 air defense systems to the Arctic in what can be seen as an overt effort to greatly “upgun” and further militarize its already sizable and growing Arctic footprint. Certainly the arrival of more S-400s in the highly contested and increasingly tense Arctic changes the tactical circumstances in which U.S. and allied aircraft can conduct operations, and it might not be a coincidence that these a...

Russia Is Tightening Its Control of the Arctic Region Author: As global attention is directed at tackling COVID-19, Russia has tightened its control of the Arctic region. About 53% of the Arctic coastline belongs to Russia. In 2015, Russia submitted to the United Nations a revised bid to claim an additional 1.2 million square kilometers of Arctic sea shelf. In response, the United States Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite issued a strong warning on December 2nd regarding Russia's growing presence in this increasingly important region. Historically, the frigid Arctic region has been relatively...