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Airplanes and defence. Russia: drones and new antiaircraft systems in the Arctic in 2015

Moscow, Russia - The plan to improve military power covers all the Arctic regions from east to west

Moscow carries on the realization of the Arctic strategic command, which is operative since the beginning of December. President Vladimir Putin wished for a strengthening of military power in the region last March. Since then, the defence ministry has made several steps along these lines, announcing the realization of 13 airdromes and 10 radars to have full radar coverage of the Federation’s northernmost r...

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Rome, Italy, 12/30/2014 19:59
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