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Russian strategic bombers on Tuesday began five days of exercises over the North Pole, marking the latest in a series of displays of Moscow's military muscle.
The nuclear-capable bombers will practice firing cruise missiles, navigation in the polar region and aerial refuelling manoeuvres, the Russian air force said in a statement.
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/070814140017.ijvja9iu.html
Canada has said it will build two military facilities in the far north in a bid to assert its sovereignty over the contested Arctic region.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6941426.stm
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The images from Britain's Ministry of Defence show an encounter outside British airspace last Friday between the Royal Air Force's (RAF) new Typhoon F2 aircraft and one of several Russian Bear-H bombers.
The incident comes as Moscow seeks to raise its military profile. The encounter happened on the same day that Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, announced it was to resume the Soviet-era practice of continuous long-range bomber patrols on a permanent basis.
And earlier this month Russian air force generals said bomber crews had flown near the Pacific island of Guam, where the U.S. military has a base. U.S. planes were scrambled to track them.
Russian president announces plans for military aviation expansion
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/22/bomber.patrol/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
