Joint Strategic Command in the Arctic. The Northern Fleet is a joint strategic command. Strategically important region

OSK “Sever”

New strategic command center - Joint Strategic Command in the Arctic Zone (USC "Sever")- created within the structure of the Russian Armed Forces and begins to function on December 1. As stated in the publication on the official portal of the President Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin announced this on November 27 at a meeting with the high command of the Armed Forces.

The main task of USC "Sever" is to protect the state interests of Russia in the Arctic Ocean zone - from the Russian coast to the North Pole. This decision was made in accordance with the policy of improving the structure and composition of the RF Armed Forces.

The Joint Strategic Command “North” (sometimes the term Arctic Forces is used) is intended to comprehensively ensure the security of the Arctic region of Russia and unified control of military forces and assets in the zone from Murmansk to Anadyr.

The unified command includes submarine and surface forces, naval aviation, coastal forces and air defense.

The main headquarters of the Russian Northern Fleet has been designated as the location of the USC Sever.

Officially operational since December 1, 2014. Commander - Vice Admiral Nikolay Anatolyevich Evmenov.

year 2014. (New Siberian Islands, Kotelny Island).

The construction of standard residential modules, similar in configuration and appearance with each other at all six Russian military bases in the Arctic. Equipment and materials were loaded onto 10 ships in Severomorsk, a little more about that.

In September 2013, the largest caravan of ships from the Northern Fleet in the history of Russia set off for the Arctic (pictured - caravan and unloading). The flagship is the nuclear-powered cruiser "Peter the Great", 4 nuclear-powered icebreakers: "Yamal", "Vaigach", "50 Let Pobeda" and "Taimyr". Icebreakers and large landing ships: "Kondopoga" and "Olenegorsky Gornyak", vessels: "KIL-164" and "Alexander Pushkin" for hydraulic engineering work.

The ships delivered to the island: tractors, armored personnel carriers, etc. (40 pieces of equipment), residential modules, construction and engineering equipment, personnel, 46 tons of fuels and lubricants, 43 tons of food, residential and technical units.

In April 2014, President Putin ordered the creation of a unified system for basing surface ships and submarines of a new generation in the Arctic, strengthening the border, and also establishing a new government body to implement Russia’s policy in this region.

As the Chief of the General Staff, Army General, said at the beginning of 2015 Valery Vasilievich Gerasimov, within a year it was planned to create a specialized center for training troops in the Arctic.

In 2016, the Air Force and Air Defense Army will be formed, which will become integral part Aerospace defense of the country. In total, 13 airfields should be built, restored and modernized in the Arctic (including Tiksi, Naryan-Mar, Alykel (Norilsk), Amderma, Anadyr, Rogachevo, Nagurskoye), an aviation training ground and 10 technical positions of radar departments and aviation guidance points.

At the end of October 2014, the military settled a town on Wrangel Island, and a month later - the same block on Cape Schmidt.

November 2014 On Wrangel Island, the Arctic military camp "Polar Star" was put into operation and a residential block was populated, and on November 25 the same block was put into operation at Cape Schmidt.

A little information, since 2014, Spetsstroy of Russia has launched the creation of military camps and airfields in 6 regions of the Arctic: on the island of Alexandra Land (Franz Josef Land), in the village of Rogachevo (Novaya Zemlya), on Sredny Island (Severnaya Zemlya), on Cape Otto Schmidt - (Wrangel Island) and on. Boiler - (New Siberian Islands). Also in the Arctic, construction has begun (restoration, modernization) of 13 airfields (including Tiksi, Naryan-Mar, Alykel (Norilsk), Amderma, Anadyr, Rogachevo, Nagurskoye.

year 2014. New Earth. In Rogachevo, the airfield was reconstructed to accommodate aviation groups. The Rogachevo military base (Amderma-2) was created in 1972; until 1993, the 63rd Guards Fighter Regiment of Su-27 aircraft was based at the airfield. Since then, the airfield infrastructure has been maintained in good condition by military personnel from the Ministry of Defense and Rosatom employees serving the central nuclear test site. Since November 5, 2015, the Aviastar Petersburg company has been operating passenger and cargo flights on the route Arkhangelsk - Amderma-2 on An-24 and An-26 aircraft. Full completion of the reconstruction is planned for 2017.

Here is the most populated and largest Russian military base in the Arctic.

Located on the island. Southern, on the Gusinnaya Zemlya peninsula. Consists of 2 parts, spaced at a distance of 12 km from each other: 1.) Village (urban type): "Belushya Guba" (school for 560 places, kindergarten for 80 beds, 12 residential buildings, 3 hotels, a store, a hairdresser, a photo studio, a consumer services plant, a satellite communication station "Orbita", branch 1080 of the central military hospital with 150 beds, a clinic, an officers' house, a soldiers' club, a sports complex with a 25-meter swimming pool, Orthodox church. 2.) The village with the Rogachevo airfield.

In the photo - Belushya lip

In the photo - Rogachevo

Russia has begun building a military city with the Polar Star in the Arctic

The construction of military camps began on Wrangel Island and Cape Otto Schmidt, where block modules for the construction of the Polar Star complex were delivered, the head of the press service of the Eastern Military District of Russia, Colonel Alexander Gordeev, told reporters on Monday.

“Block modules for the construction of military camps have been unloaded on Wrangel Island and Cape Otto Schmidt. The complex is assembled in the shape of a star, which allows military personnel to move freely inside the structure, limiting their exposure to the open air in low temperatures as much as possible,” Gordeev said.

Two 34-module administrative and housing complexes will be assembled within a month to ensure the life of the Arctic group of the Eastern Military District.

The complex consists of residential, utility, administrative blocks, a sports room, a sauna and a psychological relaxation room.

Russia intends to strengthen its position in the Arctic on all fronts: military-political, financial and economic.

In the early 1980s, new residents appeared on Wrangel Island and the Taimyr Peninsula. These are long-haired, shaggy musk oxen (musk oxen). These animals look like both a bull and a sheep. Previously, mysterious animals lived throughout the Arctic, but then they began to die out (for an unknown reason) and today survive only on the islands of Greenland and Spitsbergen. Delivered thousands of kilometers by plane, they took root in new places.

In April, President Vladimir Putin ordered the creation of a unified system for basing surface ships and submarines of a new generation there, strengthening the border, and also creating a new government body to implement Russia’s policy in the Arctic.

By the end of 2014, Russia plans to expand its military force in the Arctic zone. The 99th tactical group will be located on Kotelny Island, and the 80th separate motorized rifle brigade will be located in the village of Alakurtti, Murmansk region. In addition, radar posts and aviation guidance points will be deployed on the islands of Alexander I Land (Franz Josef Archipelago), Novaya Zemlya, Wrangel Island and Cape Schmidt. It is planned to strengthen the FSB border troops. By October 2015, work to restore the air defense infrastructure on the Arctic islands should be completed.

2007 Franz Joseph Land, Alexandra Land island. Construction of the Arctic Trefoil military base began (the media began to receive information about it only in 2015). 200 tons of construction materials and 24 pieces of equipment were delivered from Arkhangelsk to the island by transport ships. In the photo - delivery building materials to the island.

The cost of the project is 4.2 billion rubles. The contractor for the start of construction of military facilities was the "Main Directorate of Engineering Works No. 2 under Spetsstroy of Russia." According to the documentation, on the island there is an administrative and residential building for 150 people, with an area of ​​about 15 thousand square meters; roads with a length of 8.5 km; network engineering; fuel and lubricants warehouse; concrete runway 2.5 km long and 48 m wide; 2 sites for basing aircraft (the first - for 2 Il-78 tanker aircraft, the second - for 4 Su-34 bombers); water treatment plant for 700 tons of water; shore fuel pumping station; sewerage facilities; heated garages for military equipment. All buildings are connected by heated galleries. The staff for maintenance and security of the airfield is 150 people. All houses and buildings stand on stilts, which are driven 4 m into the ground (2.5 m frozen ground with snow, 1.5 m solid rock formation). The walls of all structures are built from special alloys, since traditional wood, concrete or metal are not suitable for climatic conditions of this place. This is the only capital construction project in the world built at 80 degrees north latitude.

2008 Franz Joseph Land, Alexandra Land island (on the same island as the “Arctic Trefoil” but to the north). Nagurskoye is a military base which includes: a border post, a village and an airfield (in Soviet time was larger, many facilities were closed in the 1990s). The infrastructure of the border base was radically updated, new structures and communications were built.

Top view during construction.

Nagurskoye is the northernmost airfield and border post of Russia. Living conditions here are extremely harsh: average annual temperature: -11. The warmest month is July with an average temperature: +1, the coldest month is March with a temperature of -23. Maximum temperature: +13 C, minimum: -54. Average annual air humidity: 88%. Average annual precipitation: 295 mm. The average long-term wind speed is: 5.6 m/sec. A stable snow cover forms on September 13, and its final melting occurs on July 13. Summer is short, cold and damp, with polar days lasting from April 11 to August 31.

At least once a month, military transport and civil aircraft fly here from big land. The border outpost of the FSB of Russia (30 people) is present on a permanent basis; Arctic scientists (16 people) and meteorologists (6 people) live and work.

An administrative and residential building with an area of ​​5,000 square meters, a garage, a power unit, a fuel and lubricants warehouse, and water supply and sewerage system structures were built. In 2016, construction of the airfield began. The length of the concrete runway will be 2,500 meters, the width will be up to 46 meters, which will allow it to accommodate all types of aircraft in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces. Also, to ensure the protection of Russia’s air borders in the Arctic region, fighter jets will be permanently stationed at the airfield Su-27 and MiG-31.

Performance characteristics of the MiG-31:

Dimensions: wingspan - 13.46 m, length - 22.69 m, 5.15 m.
Wing area - 61.6 sq. m.
Fighter weight: normal take-off - 41,000 kg, maximum take-off - 46,200 kg.
Type of power plant - 2 turbofan engines D-30F-6, thrust 15,500 kgf in afterburner (each)
Maximum flight speed is 3,000 km/h (at an altitude of 17,500 meters).
Practical flight range - 2,150 km (without PTB), 3,300 km (with PTB).
Service ceiling - 20,600 m.
Armament: 23-mm six-barreled gun GSh-6-23 (260 rounds),

4 long-range missiles R-33,

2 medium-range missiles R-40T and

4 short-range missiles R-60, R-60M and R-73.
Crew - 2 people.

The competition documentation states that the following full-time personnel will be located on the island::

1. Aviation commandant’s office - 30 people (12 officers, 4 warrant officers, 14 sergeants and soldiers);

2. Separate radar company - 50 people (9 officers, 2 warrant officers, 39 sergeants and soldiers);

3. Aviation guidance point - 6 people (4 officers, 2 sergeants);

4. Anti-aircraft missile artillery division - 22 people (6 officers, 16 sergeants);

5. Variable composition - 42 people.

The total number of personnel is 150 contract servicemen.

On May 1, 2015, the Orlan-10 UAV detachment formed in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug began monitoring the Arctic zone. The UAV crews will perform tasks of maintaining objective control over the situation in the Russian Arctic, including the environmental and ice conditions in the near sea zone and in the Northern part of the Arctic. sea ​​route.

Not only units of the Northern Fleet, but also units and units from the Central and Eastern Military Districts are transferred to the new command. Groupings of troops on the island territories of Russia in the Arctic, as well as on Cape Schmidt, were brought together into the Joint Tactical Group, which, back in October 2014, began to ensure Russia’s military security in the Arctic zone. These units are equipped with modern weapons and military equipment, including b border missile systems "Rubezh" and anti-aircraft missile and gun systems Pantsir-S1.

TTX DBK “Rubezh”

· Damage range: 8 km (minimum),

· 80 km (maximum)

· Sectors of fire for each division: 360°

· Transition time to combat position: 5 minutes

· Number of launchers: 4

· Missile ammunition: 16 (8 for PU and 8 for TZM)

· Characteristics of the P-15M cruise missile:

· Dimensions:

Length: 6.565 m

Wingspan: 2.5 m

Diameter: 0.78 m

· Starting weight: 2523 kg

Warhead mass: 513 kg or nuclear 15 kt

Flight speed: 1100 km/h (0.9 M)

· Main flight altitude: 25/50/250 m

Guidance: inertial/ARGSN or IKGSN

TTX ZPRK “Pantsyr-S1”

Ammunition: — SAM on the launcher - shots
Damage zone, m: — missile weapons (range) — missile weapons (height) — cannon armament (range) — cannon armament (height)	1200-20000 10-15000 200-4000 0-3000
Response time, s
Number of people in the combat crew
Speed ​​of targets hit, m/s
Productivity, targets fired per minute
Detection and target designation station 1RS1
Target detection range with EPR 2m2, km
Range of radial velocities of detected targets, m/s
Viewing area: — in azimuth, deg — by elevation angle, degrees	360 0-60; 0-30; 40-80; 0-25
Zone review period, s
Number of simultaneously tracked targets
Operating range
Target and missile tracking station
Work area: — in azimuth, deg — by elevation angle, degrees	±45 from -5 to +85
Maximum target detection range, km: — with EPR = 2m2 — with EPR = 0.03m2
Simultaneous auto tracking: — goals — SAM	up to 3 up to 4
Operating range
Anti-aircraft guided missile 57E6-E
Weight, kg - in a container — starting — Warhead	94 74,5 20
Caliber, mm — starting stage - marching stage
Rocket length, mm
TPK length, mm
Maximum rocket speed, m/s
Average flight speed, m/s: — at 12 km — at 18 km
Automatic 2A38M (double-barreled)
Caliber, mm
Quantity
Projectile weight, kg
Projectile speed, m/s
Rate of fire
Shooting control method	remote
Possibility of operation, °C

The ground component of the command will consist of two Arctic brigades. President Putin signed a decree on the formation of the 80th separate Arctic motorized rifle brigade of the Joint Strategic Command in the village of Alakurtti, Murmansk region, on December 31, 2014.

In mid-January 2015, the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Korolev, presented her with a battle flag.

The second Arctic brigade will be deployed in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (2016).

The commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Korolev, emphasized in an interview that for Russia the Arctic is the most important resource base of the 21st century and is of strategic importance. According to the admiral, the defense of the shelf of the Arctic seas, the Northern Sea Route and the northwest passage is given special importance in the current conditions, taking into account the fact that “the forces of the Northern Fleet were previously concentrated in the western part of the Arctic region, and the operational zone of the fleet was limited to the meridian passing along the eastern tip of the Taimyr Peninsula."

Three years ago, on December 1, 2014, the Joint Strategic Command (USC) North was created.

In April 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Defense to create a unified system for basing surface ships and submarines of a new generation in the Arctic, strengthen the border, and also form a new government body to implement Russian policy in this strategically important region.

In addition to the naval group, the new structure included units of naval aviation, ground forces, aerospace forces and air defense. In the media, USC “Sever” is usually called an Arctic group. Since April 2016, Vice Admiral Nikolai Evmenov has been in command of USC Sever and the Northern Fleet.

President of the Academy geopolitical problems, Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov explained to RT that the USC was formed on the basis of the Northern Fleet and the forces of several military districts. The territory for which Sever is responsible extends from Murmansk to Anadyr. The headquarters of the USC is located in Severomorsk - the same place as the headquarters of the Northern Fleet.

• Commander of the Northern Fleet and USC Sever Nikolai Evmenov
• RIA News

According to Sivkov, the specificity of “North” is that it de facto implements public policy on the development of the Arctic. The goal of the Arctic group is to reliably protect the natural resources of this region and ensure the security of the Northern Sea Route (NSR).

Military presence

By the end of 2018, construction of the Voronezh radar station should be completed near Murmansk, which will replace the Soviet Dnepr radar. The new station will become the northern outpost of the national missile attack warning system (MSWS).

One of the challenges for the “North” is the upcoming strengthening of the military aviation of NATO member countries in the region. By 2024, the Norwegian Air Force will completely complete its re-equipment with the fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets. In total, Oslo will receive 52 aircraft, which will surpass the F-16 in strike capabilities.

Canada is capable of deploying more than 70 F-18 fighters in the Arctic and plans to replenish the squadrons with unmanned vehicles. The United States intends to renew the aircraft fleet of the 11th Air Force stationed in Alaska after 2020. All F-16s at Eielson AFB will be replaced by F-35s.

Russia plans to restore by 2020 13 military airfields that were used in Soviet period. In the near future, work on the reconstruction and subsequent modernization of 10 facilities should be completed. All airfields are located beyond the Arctic Circle.

The airfields will accommodate Su-24 bombers, Su-34 fighter-bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft, MiG-31 fighter-interceptors, and helicopters various types. It is expected that the restored runways will be used for refueling by strategic bombers Tu-22, Tu-95 and Tu-160.

Covering aviation and protecting the sky over the expanses of the Arctic will be handled by the aircraft, which will be deployed in 2018 on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, in the villages of Tiksi and Dikson. By 2019, the Russian Ministry of Defense expects to complete the formation of an air defense shield from Novaya Zemlya to Chukotka.

The active development of the Arctic began with the removal of garbage that had accumulated during Soviet times. The bulk of waste in the Arctic consists of 200-liter barrels of oil products. Environmental platoons of the Northern Fleet press the tanks, load them into transport containers and send them to the mainland for disposal. Over three years, over 10 thousand tons of scrap metal.

During 2017, it is planned to remove about 600 tons of scrap metal from former Soviet bases and transfer it for recycling. On this moment Garbage collection is carried out on the islands of Kildin and Kotelny, where the 99th tactical brigade of the Northern Fleet will soon be located.

Titans of the Fleet

“Sever” has the largest and most powerful naval group. The Northern Fleet has 41 submarines and 38 surface ships, including the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov. The Northern Fleet includes 8 ballistic missile submarines.

The Northern Fleet has the largest submarine in the world - the Project 941 Akula cruiser Dmitry Donskoy. The length of the nuclear-powered vessel is 172 m, width - 23.3 m, draft on the surface - about 11 m, underwater displacement - 49.8 thousand tons.

• Submarine "Dmitry Donskoy"
• RIA News

Dmitry Donskoy was designed and built in 1980 to carry 20 R-39 ballistic missiles, but since 2002 the submarine has been involved in testing Bulava ballistic missiles. The submarine is planned to remain in the Northern Fleet at least until 2020.

In the 1980s, the Rubin design bureau began developing Project 955 Borei nuclear submarines, which were to replace the Sharks. The SF received its first cruiser, Yuri Dolgoruky, in 2013. The second nuclear-powered vessel of Project 955 was the “Prince Vladimir”, which was launched on November 17, 2017.

By 2020, the Northern Fleet should be replenished with two cruisers “Prince Oleg” and “Prince Pozharsky”. "Boreys" are distinguished by improved noiselessness and maneuverability compared to third-generation projects. The submarine is armed with 16 Bulava ballistic missiles, as well as torpedoes and cruise missiles Caliber and Oniks.

In December 2017, it is planned to transfer to the Northern Fleet the large landing ship (LHD) Ivan Gren of Project 11711. The ship is designed to transport and land a reinforced battalion of marines. It can carry out 30-day raids with a range of up to 3,500 miles, carrying up to 200 Marines, 36 armored personnel carriers or 13 tanks.

• Large landing ship "Ivan Gren"
• RIA News

The displacement of the Ivan Gren is 5 thousand tons, the crew is 100 people. The BDK is capable of providing non-contact unloading of troops and equipment onto an unequipped coast using pontoons.

The ship will be armed with two Grad-M multiple launch rocket systems, a 76-mm artillery mount and an AK-176M, as well as two 30-mm AK-630 six-barreled automatic guns. Two Ka-29 transport and landing helicopters can be based on board.

By the end of 2017, it is planned to transfer the missile frigate “Admiral of the Fleet” to the Northern Fleet Soviet Union Gorshkov." This will be the lead ship of Project 22350. On September 29, 2017, the Northern Fleet began the final stage of testing.

The length of the frigate is 135 m, width - 16 m, draft - 4.5 m, displacement - 4.5 thousand tons. The frigate can make autonomous voyages for up to 30 days and a range of up to 4.5 thousand miles. The ship's crew is from 180 to 210 people.

The frigate will be armed with a 130-mm A-192 Armat gun, two Broadsword anti-aircraft artillery systems, and a Poliment-Redut complex. Admiral Gorshkov can carry up to 16 Onyx anti-ship missiles or Kalibr-NK cruise missiles. On the deck of the Admiral Gorshkov there is a platform for the Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopter. In 2018, it is planned to transfer the second ship of Project 22350, the Admiral Kasatonov, to the Northern Fleet.

Strategically important region

In 2018-2027, the main emphasis is on ground forces and nuclear forces. Fleet share in financing Armed Forces will be cut. However, the founder of the Military Russia portal, Dmitry Kornev, does not believe that this will radically affect the program of military development of the Arctic region.

“Russia already has the logistics to develop the Arctic and strengthen its northern borders. In the future, there will be a gradual increase in the quantitative indicators of equipment and weapons of all branches of the military - not only the fleet, but also the air defense and the ground component of the USC,” Kornev said in an interview with RT.

The expert believes that the key task of OSK Sever is to protect natural resources Arctic. According to various estimates, up to 25% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are concentrated in the region. The first batch of Arctic oil of the ARCO (Arctic oil) variety was shipped in April 2014, and in September 2014 the millionth barrel of oil was produced at the Prirazlomnaya oil platform.

“In the interests of the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research of the Ministry of Defense, the construction of nuclear deep-sea stations and a system of autonomous echo sounders and sonars is underway. Of course, an economically important region must be under reliable protection, which is why the special role of USC in protecting the Arctic is emphasized, especially since some territories in the region are disputed and are claimed Scandinavian countries, USA and Canada,” noted Kornev.

To the Northern Fleet - Joint Strategic Command

MOSCOW, February 17. /ITAR-TASS/. In Russia, this year a new military structure will be created on the basis of the Northern Fleet - the Northern Fleet - United Strategic Command (SF-USC), the main task of which will be to ensure the protection of the country's national interests in the Arctic. This was reported to ITAR-TASS by a source in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The SF-USC will be subordinate to the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces and the Minister of Defense; in the future, it will be managed by the newly created National Defense Management Center of the country Source in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The first thing that is inserted is that the new structure will be removed from the Western Military District, but at the same time the number of military Districts will not increase :-)))) Now the Northern Fleet is part of the Western Military District structure.

Secondly, the term “Unified Strategic Command” is actually an official one, used in a number of court cases, but it is rarely voiced in the media.