U S falling behind in competition for Arctic exploration kitsapsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kitsapsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For decades, the frozen Arctic was little more than a footnote in global economic competition, but that’s changing as its ice melts with the warming climate.
Russia is now attempting to claim more of the Arctic seabed for its territory. It has been rebuilding Cold War-era Arctic military bases and recently announced plans to test its Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed torpedo in the Arctic. In Greenland, the recent election ushered in a new pro-independence government that opposes foreign rare earth metal mining as its ice sheet recedes – including projects counted on by China and the U.S. to power technology.
US Navy/Adam Bell
With Arctic ice now thinner and disappearing sooner in the spring, several countries are eyeing the region.
Russia has been investing in Arctic capabilities and assets, and the US still has a lot of catching up to do.
For decades, the frozen Arctic was little more than a footnote in global economic competition, but that s changing as its ice melts with the warming climate.
Russia is now attempting to claim more of the Arctic seabed for its territory. It has been rebuilding Cold War-era Arctic military bases and recently announced plans to test its Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed torpedo in the Arctic.
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Slovenia to procure Spartan airlifter
18 January 2021
by Gareth Jennings
Slovenia is to acquire the Leonardo C-27J Spartan transport aircraft, with the country’s government announcing on 15 January that the Covid-19 pandemic had exposed a lack of national airlift capacity and capability.
Slovenia is set to become the latest operator of the Italian-built C-27J Spartan airlifter, the government has announced. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
Having evaluated a number of options, the Slovenian 15th Aviation Wing (15th Polk Vojaskega Letalstva: 15th PVL) component of the joint Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) is to receive one or two of the Italian-built airlifters by 2025.