One of the best measures of power in the Arctic sphere is the availability of icebreakers. While not a direct military tool, these vessels allow a range of other merchant, survey, and military ...
After an engine room fire sidelined the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy, repairs are complete and the ship is heading north ...
The US does not have enough icebreaker ships to compete in the Arctic the way Russia can with its much larger fleet, a US military commander warned. US Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot ...
C ontrol over the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route has provided the Kremlin with great hopes for years, evident in the ...
Ten days ago, at an economic forum at Vladivostok, Mr. Putin told the visiting Chinese vice president, Han Zheng, that climate change and investment in icebreakers are making Russia’s trans-Arctic ...
TASS/. The Northern Fleet, which ensures security in the Arctic, and the world's only fleet of icebreakers allow Russia to hold a leading position in the development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR ...