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In our ability to do that. >> operating under arctic presents unique challenges with no access to gps navigation, limited communications and dangers from below and above. >> 55 feet. >> ice keels as long as 150 feet extend down from the ice sheets. america's biggest challenge however comes from russia. the russian military is assembled an arc of steel along its arctic coast comprising dozens of military bases ports and air fields and it is building and deploying faster quieter and more capable subs of its own. >> in every case, they are trying to get faster and better at what they do and integ...

Speeds toward an enemy submarine, target acquired and destroyed. >> stationary dive, stationary dive. >> reporter: these are just exercises. the "hartford" training for its primary mission, hunting and destroying enemy ships and submarines. why is it more important now to demonstrate that capability? >> this is our exclusive economic zone and our submarine force is capable of operating here just as we operate along our east coast and throughout the world. it shows that we are capable of doing it, and willing to come up here. >> outboard test factory. >> reporter: operating unthe arctic present...

Ice keels as long as 150 feet extend down from the ice sheet. america's biggest challenge, however, comes from russia. the russian military has assembled an arc of steel along its arctic coast, comprising dozens of military bases, ports and airfields, and it is building and deploying faster, quieter and more capable subs of its zone. >> have you had specific encounters, if not in the arctic, than elsewhere with russian submarines or chinese? >> again, we'd never try to speak to those specific operations for the clear intelligence value that that would be to the adversary. fundamentally we are ...