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Bolstering defence and security in the High North

Land May 19, 2023

Bolstering defence and security in the High North: How connectivity is key to protecting the Earth’s Final Frontier. The changing landscape of the Arctic is opening up significant opportunities, locally and globally. But as a frontier – and one of the last remaining on Earth – the Arctic represents a critically ...

Defence Secretary announces new UK Defence Arctic Strategy

Maritime March 30, 2022

The UK’s new defence strategy in the Arctic region has been announced in Norway by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. The UK’s Defence Contribution in the High North outlines plans to protect critical underwater national infrastructure and ensure freedom of navigation through international seas and Exclusive Economic Zones in the Arctic region. The strategy ...

British personnel travel to Norway for Arctic Warfare exercise

Land February 28, 2020

Over 2,000 British personnel from Joint Helicopter Command have travelled to Norway to take part in major Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response. A task force made of HMS Sutherland, HMS Albion, RFA Lyme Bay, and HMS Echo set sail for Norway for Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response 2020. They will join ...

Norway joins Royal Marines for Fjord raid

Maritime February 14, 2020

Norwegian troops joined the Royal Marines for a Fjord raid in the Arctic Circle. Troops from Norway’s Brigade Nord joined Royal Marines for an amphibious Fjord raid in the Arctic Circle. Commandos and Norwegians were exposed to 25mph gusts, white-out conditions and temperatures as low as -20C on their fjord mission. The ...