Better mobility ‘key’ to Army operations in the extremes of the high north: Official
The service has been conducting several R&D and procurement programs to prepare its vehicles to succeed in extreme weather conditions.
Friends in high places: Space Force entrusts military payload to Norwegian firm in comsat launch
The satellites carry a handful of different payloads, including the two US Space Force Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization jam-resistant communication payloads, an X-band communications payload for Norway's Ministry of Defence, and a Ka-band payload for commercial firm Viasat.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Pentagon unveils arctic strategy bolstered by new high north NATO allies Finland, Sweden
The new strategy comes as the US, Canada and Finland embark on a new strategic agreement to build ice-breaking ships.
Pentagon mulling new critical infrastructure defense ops plan: VanHerck
"I think the future of homeland defense looks vastly different than it does today," NORTHCOM/NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck said Thursday.
Arctic chill: Sanctions biting Chinese-Russian energy initiatives, IC-sponsored report says
"Russia's need for economic support in the face of new sanctions combined with China's need for energy and Arctic influence make them logical partners," says the report published through the NGA's Tearline project.
Eyeing Russia and China, NORTHCOM head frets over US ability to respond to Arctic threats
After the White House released strategy for the far north, Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of NORTHCOM/NORAD, said the US isn't "organized, trained and equipped" to operate there quickly.
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Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Air Force Plans Wargames, Tech Experiments To Flesh Out Arctic Strategy
The Air Force is wargaming with allies on how to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, looking to "understand the nature of the competition, as well as the range of capabilities that each of us bring to the problem," said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service's lead strategist.
AFRL, NORTHCOM Eye Commercial Internet Sats For Arctic
"We'll have communications capability up there within the next year or so," said NORTHCOM commander Gen. Glen VanHerck.
Navy Secretary: US Plans Patrols Near Russian Arctic Bases
"It’s sort of the same situation in the South China Sea that, when we look at freedom of navigation operations and the ability to operate in international waters, the United States claims the right to be able to do that," SecNav Kenneth Braithwaite said.
NDAA Loaded With Icebreakers, Satellite Funding For Sharper Arctic Focus
"The highways of the Arctic are paved by icebreakers," said Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, who helped shepherd the provisions through to the final bill which sits on the president's desk, awaiting his promised veto
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New International Partnerships Could Spur Hosted Payloads: Gen. Thompson
SMC is "working on innovative relationships with, believe it or not, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and some other places you wouldn't think of as traditional spacefaring nations," says Gen. DT Thompson, Space Force vice.
Eye On Arctic, Congress Pushes More C-130Js; Including Ski Planes
"The C-130 has been the most plus-upped aircraft in history," says Teal Group's Richard Aboulafia.
New Air Force Arctic Strategy May Update Planes For Polar Ops
"Historically the Arctic, like space, was characterized as a predominantly peaceful domain," the Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said. "This is changing."
As Navy Mulls Ship Cuts, New 2nd Fleet Opens For Business
The 2nd Fleet says it's ready to hunt Russian subs and start pushing into the Arctic. But it can only do that if the Navy can spare the ships.