B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers And B-1B Lancers Team Up For Arctic Show Of Force
The training mission involved B-1Bs currently deployed to Norway and B-2s that flew from the United States via the Azores.
The training mission involved B-1Bs currently deployed to Norway and B-2s that flew from the United States via the Azores.
The airbase at Rogachevo has begun hosting Foxhound interceptors, and similar deployments are now planned elsewhere in the region.
Eielson Air Force Base’s huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units.
Last week, Norwegian fishermen in the country’s far north freed a beluga from an unusual harness with markings suggesting it had originated in St. Petersburg, Russia, prompting speculation that the Kremlin has been training the whales for military purposes in the Arctic region.
The service needs to expand its footprint in the far north as the ice continues to recede, exposing new opportunities and potential for conflict.
The region is notorious for rapid changes in weather conditions, frigid temps, rough seas, high winds…and Russian submarines.
The winterized version of the Chaborz M-3 swaps out wheels for a combination of tracks and skis to help troops get around in snowy conditions.
With Russia building floating nuclear reactors and possibly testing nuclear-powered cruise missiles, there are good reasons for this training.