Russia will have full radar coverage of Arctic this year — defense minister Russia forms two motor rifle brigades for Arctic army grouping
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October 29, 2014
Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said next year Russia will be ready “to meet unwanted guests” both from the north and from the east
MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/. Russia will have full radar coverage of the Arctic region this year, while next year it will be ready “to meet unwanted guests” both from the north and from the east, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.
He said Russia was expanding military presence in the Arctic region, building infrastructure on its islands.
The minister told a session of the Defense Ministry’s Public Council that restoration of airfields was launched recently at the Novosibirsk Islands and on Franz Josef Land, airfields were being reconstructed in Tiksi, Naryan-Mar, Alykel, Vorkuta, Anadyr and Rogachevo, to defend national interests in the region.
Earlier reports said Aerospace Defense Forces were building radar stations to create a radar field covering the whole country. The Defense Ministry said plans were to create this field by 2018.
Arctic military command formed in Russia
The formation of the Arctic military command is part of Russia’s ongoing extensive program to build up military presence in the Arctic. Last March, President Vladimir Putin said that the armed forces’ training and development efforts should incorporate measures to increase the combat component of the Arctic group. The Defense Ministry has since made several steps along these lines.
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