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Russia to continue developing military infrastructure in Arctic, says defense chief
Russia is completing the construction of the Temp airfield on the New Siberian islands archipelago, the defense chief added
MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Russia will continue developing its military infrastructure in the Arctic and on the coast of the Arctic Ocean, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the ministry’s board meeting on Tuesday. It is important to say that the Northern Fleet is constantly practicing employing fighter aviation from the airfields of Arctic archipelagos. The military infrastructure continues to be developed on Arctic islands and the coastline of the Arctic Ocean, Shoigu said.
Russian Navy tests âall-seeingâ camera in Arctic
The participation in the 18-day expedition to the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic allowed Russian military specialists to fully assess and confirm its advantages, in particular, its ability to detect and identify objects in complex weather conditions
MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. The Russian Navy’s specialists tested the latest SWIR (short-wave infrared) camera capable of ‘seeing’ through the snow and camouflage during the recent ‘Umka’ Arctic drills, the press office of the Shvabe Group (within the state tech corporation Rostec) announced on Friday.
Read also The spectrum of 0.9 to 1.7 micrometers, in which the camera operates, allows seeing camouflage coatings and camouflaged objects. It is also capable of locating laser sources and any thermal flashes, for example, gunshots, salvos and signals, the press office said.