HMS Prince of Wales trains with Norwegian navy during Operation Firecrest 2.0
The Norwegian frigate KNM Fridtjof Nansen is participating in Op Firecrest as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group
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Arctic/Antarctic HMS Protector heads back to home port as investigations continue on 'defect'
HMS Protector is an ice patrol vessel fitted with two cranes able to hold up to 60 tonnes of stores and equipment
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Arctic/Antarctic First-ever military team finishes expedition replicating Nansen's journey across Greenland
The group faced 25 days on the ice and in remote conditions, with temperatures reaching lows of -40°C
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Navy Royal Navy's blue nose ritual explained as HMS Prince of Wales enters Arctic Circle
The ceremony also sees personnel awarded a certificate for their maiden crossing into the Arctic
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales, replete with F-35Bs, docks in Iceland during Operation Firecrest
The Royal Navy's flagship is working with Reykjavik's authorities to keep Icelandic airspace safe and secure
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Nato Ramstein Flag: Nato's largest air exercise sees a massive 150 sorties flown each day
The exercise, which takes place annually, covered several areas, including air-to-air refuelling and command and control
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Arctic/Antarctic Aircraft carrier's deployment is a show of force to respond to Russian threat, expert says
BFBS' Sitrep podcast spoke to Commodore Steve Prest about how HMS Prince of Wales will be used in the High North
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Navy HMS Duncan joins HMS Prince of Wales ahead of Nato's Exercise Dynamic Mongoose
The Type 45 destroyer will be taking part in Nato's premier anti-submarine exercise in Northern Europe
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Arctic/Antarctic Canadian Forces Station Alert: The most remote outpost in the High North
BFBS Forces News has looked into the station that is the world's northernmost permanently inhabited place
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Arctic/Antarctic The High North's security depends on our ability to act together, First Sea Lord says
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins made the remarks ahead of a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force's (JEF) naval chiefs in Whitehall
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Arctic/Antarctic Warning military conflict between UK and Russia could be three to five years away
MPs in the Commons Defence Select Committee have been discussing the threats posed to the UK and its allies from Russia in the region
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Politics Military may be forced to choose between defending Ukraine or the High North, MP says
Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty floated the idea due to the size of the British Army, which currently stands at around 74,000
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RAF CSG to head to the High North – with doubt cast on the F-35's ability to cope with the cold
The Chief of the Air Staff said the RAF is good at operating in +35°C temperatures, but suggested it could be harder in the Arctic
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Nato Nato to establish permanent presence in northern Finland, Helsinki's defence minister says
Antti Häkkänen said Rovaniemi offers the best conditions for the new headquarters
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Nato Military cooperation is lifeblood of Nato, despite political tensions, experts say
Speaking to BFBS' Sitrep podcast at the Munich Security Conference, the experts agreed that diplomatic spats rarely affect the alliance's ...
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Arctic/Antarctic Flipping the kill switch: Why Trump wants Greenland to control military industry
Greenland has several rare earths on its territory, which are used in the production of the F-35 fighter jet and other high-end military ...