Reaper drone tested in the Arctic
For the first time, the MQ-9B Reaper drone from General Atomics has reached northern latitudes of the Arctic during a test flight and was underway for 25 hours.
For the first time, the MQ-9B Reaper drone from General Atomics has reached northern latitudes of the Arctic during a test flight and was underway for 25 hours.
A few days ago, the U.S. celebrated the Marine Mammal Protection Act – for almost 50 years, marine mammals have been protected in the U.S. and for all U.S. citizens and institutions.
A revamped EU Arctic policy will see Brussels pulling what levers it can to steer development in the region and is thereby also willing to go against a global industry swinging a green stick.
There’s a lot of activity in the Murmansk area. Now Rostelecom announces that construction of a new data center will begin in Murmansk early next year.
Every inhabitant of the Russian Republic of Yakutia knows what “northern delivery” is and what problems occur with it every year in Yakutia.
A difficult situation has developed in the delivery of goods to Chukotka. From July to September, three times fewer ships arrived in the ports than usual.
Drilling for oil in Europe’s northern waters could become a tug-of-war between the EU’s new Arctic strategy and Norway’s production intentions.
Russia has invested heavily in the infrastructure of the North Sea route and wants it to become a major shipping route. From 2023 it should be passable all year round.
The Arctic Circle Assembly, the largest meeting of Arctic stakeholders, will be held again this year as a direct meeting and PolarJournal will be there.
In Greenland’s new government, a first shake-up has already taken place after the foreign minister was removed from his post.
As “Kronstadt Marine Plan” informed, the “Arktika” came to Kronstadt for repairs on August 11. The replacement of the right propeller engine took a month.
India discussed the possibility of LNG purchases together with the acquisition of a stake in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
The Minister of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev died during a rescue attempt of the famous film director Alexander Melnik, who also died.
Over the last few days, Russia has held a large interdepartmental exercise to protect the Arctic environment against force majeure events and one exercise took place in Murmansk
Currently, an expedition is searching for sunken radioactive objects in the Arctic Ocean. The nuclear reactor of the submarine K-190 was found.
We want to start a cruise company in the Far East and would like to order several cruise ships from local shipyards. This is what Yuri Trutnev said in an interview.
An antiques dealer in Anchorage was sentenced Aug. 11 to six months of house arrest and to pay fines and restitution of more than $400,000.
The Government of Canada announced in a notice on its website that it will invest more in research for narwhals, bowhead whales and beluga whales.
Outside the municipality of Sanirajak there was a severe attack by a polar bear on three people, seriously injuring them, according to local authorities.
The main function of JSC is the production of fiber optic cables for the project of construction of the trans-Arctic communication line from Murmansk to Vladivostok.
The U.S., China, Japan and Russia are among the countries planning to conduct research on fishing in the Arctic Ocean to establish international rules.
The Russian government has announced a massive expansion of the annual transit volume on the Northeast Passage. The goal is to reach 150 million tons by 2030.
A data network could both provide solutions to permafrost loss and improve communication between rival Arctic nations.
The processing of scrap means the cleaning of the Arctic territory, which is also a priority of the national strategy for the development of the Russian Arctic zone.