Sweden joins NATO Arctic patrol
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Sweden announced it would send JAS 39 Gripen fighters to NATO’s new Arctic Sentry operation to patrol airspace around Greenland and Iceland.
"We are describing a serious threat scenario," said Beate Gangås, Chief of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) "Russian crews on board civilian vessels registered in a third country pose a significant threat in the realm of covert maritime intelligence in 2026."
Police: Russian crew members pose a significant espionage threat
Covert maritime intelligence from non-Russian flag ships gives Russia an overview of military capacities and infrastructure along the coast and on the seabed, Norway's Police Security Service warns.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:35 AM
"We are describing a serious threat scenario," said Beate Gangås, Chief of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) "Russian crews on board civilian vessels registered in a third country pose a significant threat in the realm of covert maritime intelligence in 2026."
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NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside
The alliance’s Arctic Sentry is mostly a rebranding exercise aimed at appeasing the U.S. president — in response to a largely exaggerated threat.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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"As part of a program authorizing up to eleven ASCs under the Presidential Memorandum “Construction of #Arctic Security Cutters,” the first two vessels will be built in #Finland at Davie Defense’s sister company, Helsinki Shipyard."
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US Coast Guard orders five Arctic security cutters from Davie Defense
Davie Defense has been awarded a contract from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to build five Arctic security cutters (ASCs), a new class of polar icebreaker critical to increasing the US presence...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:44 AM
"As part of a program authorizing up to eleven ASCs under the Presidential Memorandum “Construction of #Arctic Security Cutters,” the first two vessels will be built in #Finland at Davie Defense’s sister company, Helsinki Shipyard."
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