| Jan Jorgensen reports on the specialised missions undertaken by the Royal Danish Air Force’s Eskadrille 721. THE DEMANDING geography of Denmark, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, presents the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) with a real challenge. For over 65 years the primary role of Eskadrille 721 [Esk 721) at Valose Air Base outside Copenhagen has been to provide an airlift capability, while other missions involve it in sea-surveillance, ice-reconnaissance, search-and-rescue, and medical evacuations throughout the Arctic. Over the years, these roles have been carried out by a variety of aircraft. However, three types have provided the backbone of Continue reading Arctic Danes RF must decide which format to cooperate with China in the strategically fundamental region In the Arctic region in the Russian Federation has a legitimate and reasonable economic and geopolitical interests. But competitiveness for raw materials in the midst of ordinary evolving Arctic states, and the eighth session of the Arctic Council (AC) in Kiruna in May 2013 showed that claims to the Arctic and grow in the midst of new players, such as China, India, the land of the rising sun. That’s why you need to develop a strategy for the Russian Federation to protect their own national Continue reading Arctic can make the Russian-Chinese Nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yamal" with members of the High-sea expedition "Arctic 2013" and evacuated drifting polar research station "North Pole-40" (SP-40) on board returned safely to Murmansk. Station SP-40 was established October 1, 2012 in the Arctic Ocean at latitude 85.2? north latitude 142.8? west longitude. The drifting ice floe about three kilometers wide and more than two meters thick landed 16 wintering. The search for a suitable ice base have been hampered by a record small amount of drift ice in the Arctic — an area of ice cover of the Arctic Ocean Continue reading Expedition Arktika-2013 has successfully completed Trilobites confirmed continental origin of the Arctic shelf of Russia Expedition "Arktika-2012" to substantiate the outer limits of the continental shelf of the Russian Federation has completed its work. Participants are able to obtain evidence of the origin of the continental shelf. This in particular proves found remains ancient fish and shellfish. "Voice of Russia" has interviewed the head of the expedition Oleg Korneev Within three months of the expedition were collected rock samples recovered from the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. Members of the expedition for the first time in the world made a deepwater drilling Continue reading The expedition Arktika-2012 has collected evidence of the Russian part of the Arctic shelf 27.09.2010 Special issue came correspondent. 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As the press service of the company, on November 9, during the visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Severodvinsk signed the act of presentation ready to move into the jack-up port. The ceremony was also attended by First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Igor Sechin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, General Director of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" Roman Trocenko and General Director of "Gasflot" Yuri Shamalov. At the moment on Continue reading CA asterisk has completed the construction of jack-up Arctic for «Gasflot In the Arctic, launched a unique expedition by dog sled. Fedor Konjuhovu to overcome four thousand kilometers of ice in the Arctic and Greenland. Beginning of the route — the North Pole. 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"The scientists put the task on maps of the habitats in the archipelago populations of rare mammals and polar bears in the sanctuary," Franz Josef Land, "- said the head of the scientific research expeditions Maria Gavrilo. — It Continue reading The scientists set out to explore the polar bear population Consolidated several news in a single feed. The Marines of the Caspian Flotilla started joint exercises with the Army Aviation The Marines of the Caspian Flotilla started joint exercises with the Army Aviation Gunners coastal forces of the Northern Fleet learn to apply the standard weapons in the polar night Gunners coastal forces of the Northern Fleet learn to apply the standard weapons in the polar night The Marines of the Baltic Fleet Continue reading Doctrine, practice problems, patrolling. Tactical exercises of motorized rifle brigade of the Western Military District were on the northernmost Russian military range, located in the northwestern part of the Kola Peninsula. 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