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Arctic warfighting in focus – inside NATO’s exercise Cold Response 2026

18 March 2026 Jacek Domański

Between 9 and 19 March 2026, approximately 32,500 soldiers from fourteen NATO countries took part in this year’s edition of the Norwegian-led Arctic military exercise Cold Response 2026. Since 2006, a series of NATO multidomain […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Operation Boxtop 2025 – RAF C-17 crews in the Arctic Circle

14 May 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

At the turn of April and May 2025, twelve members of No. 99 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF) spent a week in the Arctic Circle delivering supplies to the world’s northernmost located base. The C-17 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Airbus A400M Atlas in the Far North – part two: Beyond the Polar Circle

16 March 2025 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of this month, the French Equipe de Marque Avion de Transport Tactique (Test and Evaluation Squadron for Tactical Airlift – EMATT) has started another stage of the cold weather test operation programme […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Cold weather experiment – Airbus A400M Atlas

5 February 2025 Jacek Domański

Between 13th and 20th January 2025, the French Equipe de Marque Avion de Transport Tactique (Test and Evaluation Squadron for Tactical Airlift – EMATT) intensively tested capabilities of the Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter by operating […]

SHORT AVIATION STORIES

Umberto Nobile – Italian aviation pioneer and explorer of the Arctic areas

21 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 21st January 1885, Umberto Nobile, the Italian aviation pioneer and designer, as well as famous explorer of the Arctic areas, was born in Lauro, Italy. Nobile became famous thanks to his technical skills and […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Due North – exercise Cold Response 2022

21 March 2022 Jacek Domański

A fortnight ago, we have written about preparations for Cold Response 2022 – a NATO military exercise organized in Norway. Although being organized biannually since 2006, this year the training reached its largest significance. It […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Cold Response 2022 is coming!

9 March 2022 Jacek Domański

From mid-March to April, approximately 30,000 of military personnel from 27 countries will participate in the Cold Response 2022 exercise, held in Norway. Considered to be the largest NATO military training led by Norway since […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

21 January 1885 – Umberto Nobile is born

21 January 2022 Jacek Domański

On 21st January 1885, Italian aviation pioneer and designer, as well as famous explorer of the Arctic areas, was born in Lauro, Italy. Umberto Nobile became famous thanks to his technical skills and passion for […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Mi-8AMTSh-VA Arctic helicopters for the EMERCOM

7 September 2021 Jacek Domański

During the Eastern Economic Forum that was held between 2nd and 4th September this year in Vladivostok, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ), being a part of the Russian Helicopters holding, has signed an agreement with the […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

29 April 1939 – Kokkinaki/Gordienko completed their transatlantic flight

28 April 2021 Jacek Domański

On 29th April 1939, Soviet crew of Kokkinaki Gordienko belly landed at Miscou Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, concluding their transatlantic flight from Moscow. One day earlier, on 28th April at 4:19 in […]

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