Massive Expansion Underway At Russia’s Northernmost Arctic Air Base (Updated)
The Arctic base’s runway was expanded last year and now a large apron area is being built to support large-scale deployments.
The Arctic base’s runway was expanded last year and now a large apron area is being built to support large-scale deployments.
The runway expansion could point to forthcoming permanent or semi-permanent deployments of combat jets to Moscow’s most northerly base.
The exercise highlighted Russia’s ability to rapidly deploy special operations forces in the inhospitable Arctic.