ARMY 74 Russian aircraft were intercepted and identified flying close to Norwegian airspace. Double compared to 2013 …
The Army Norwegian has reported a resurgence of Russian military activities in the North last year, with an intensification of training especially air, according to its annual report released Tuesday.
In 2014 The army said it had intercepted and identified, as part of its mission to watch for NATO, 74 Russian aircraft flying near the national airspace in 2014, almost double compared to 2010 (39 identifications) and 28% more than in 2013.
Flights intensified year-end
The appearances of Russian aircraft have intensified at the end of the year flights denote, in the Scandinavian countries, training more and more complex, involving different types of devices simultaneously.
“The intensification of the drives and their increasing complexity give (the Russian army) improved capacity constantly, “noted the Chief of Staff of the Armed Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, presenting the progress report.
Commander basis where there are Norwegian aircraft maritime surveillance, Colonel Jensrud Ingvild has also identified several other signs of the growing Russian power in the North: reopening the Kola Peninsula airbases used during the Cold War, fleet modernization or new tests under -marins and missiles.
“not a military threat to Norway”
Last year, “Russia has demonstrated its ability and willingness to use its military power to achieve its political objectives, “noted Bruun-Hanssen Admiral in an implicit reference to Ukraine.
” It is important to clarify that we do not consider that Russia today represents a military threat to Norway, but we must continue to follow what is happening in our neighborhood, “he said in the preamble of the report.
Like other countries NATO, Norway has suspended all military cooperation with Russia following the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in March 2014.
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