“Finland,
Norway and Sweden are readying for one of Europe’s largest fighter
jet drills this year – the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2015, kicking
off on Monday. Nine northern countries are taking part, with up to 90
aircraft expected in the sky at once.”
“The
jets will be joined in the air by various other multirole aircraft,
among them NATO’s early warning and control jets, known as AWACS,
and the DA-20 Falcon Jets, specializing in electronic warfare. Among
the participants are the United States, the United Kingdom,
Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and France. The games, to last
for 12 days, will include close to 4,000 personnel, together with
European and American planes adding to the list of equipment put
forth by the three organizers.”
“At the
end of last year, Russia adopted a new version of its military
doctrine until the year 2020, which, for the first time, placed the
protection of the country’s national interests in the Arctic among
its top priorities. Within its framework, a joint strategic Arctic
command was organized as part of the Northern Fleet in order to
control and coordinate troops above the Arctic Circle. Moscow
recently carried out its own massive Arctic drills, launched on
President Putin’s orders.”
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