The Russian Ministry of Defense demonstrated the Arctic Trefoil base on Franz Joseph Land (photo). "Arctic Shamrock": online excursion to a military facility Virtual tour of the Arctic Shamrock
For the first time, the Russian Ministry of Defense showed the unique Arctic Trefoil base from the inside. You can get to the military facility virtually from the official website of the ministry.
The base is located on Alexandra Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic. “The military infrastructure of the Arctic base consists of numerous special-purpose structures, as well as control points, garages for military and special equipment, an autonomous power unit, specialized warehouses and storage facilities, which are objects with a special access regime,” the department’s press service explained.
The online tour demonstrates the arrangement of rooms for military personnel, an officer's canteen, a gym and cinema and concert halls, an atrium, a library, a greenhouse and a medical unit. “Arctic Trefoil” is completely autonomous: it can provide accommodation for up to 150 military personnel for 1.5 years.
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A section has appeared on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense dedicated to the Arctic Trefoil military base, built on Alexandra Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic. Visitors to the resource are offered a virtual tour of the base to get acquainted with its structure and the life of the military personnel living on it.
“The military infrastructure of the Arctic base consists of numerous special-purpose structures, as well as control posts, garages for military and special equipment, an autonomous power unit, specialized warehouses and storage facilities. “Arctic Trefoil” is completely autonomous, and the optimal location of residential and office premises of the military base ensures comfortable living it will have up to 150 military personnel within a year and a half,” the military department said in a press release.
The 3D tour of the base “visually demonstrates how the rooms for military personnel, the officer’s canteen, the gym and cinema-concert halls, the atrium, the library, the greenhouse, and the medical block are arranged and equipped.”
“Using the Internet application, visitors to the Ministry of Defense website will be able to interactively evaluate the convenient and ergonomic modular layout of the base, which allows the Russian military to efficiently perform service and combat missions in the harsh climatic conditions of the Arctic,” the Ministry of Defense emphasizes.
Also, for the convenience of users, the application contains a photo gallery of the objects of the Arctic Trefoil residential complex with the ability to download in high resolution.
The military reports that the administrative-residential complex (AKhK) "Arctic Trefoil" is the only capital construction facility in the world built at 80 degrees north latitude. Its area is more than 14 thousand square meters. m. The facility was built using innovative and energy-efficient technologies. For the first time, AZhK used the principle of creating a technical floor, where equipment is located that comfortably serves all communications, including in cold weather.
Let us recall that at the beginning of August 2016, the UN commission began considering Russia’s application to expand the boundaries of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. The total area of the territory claimed by Russia is 1 million 191 thousand square meters. km. Following the presentation of the application to the UN in February 2016, it was reported that, as a rule, the commission makes its decision within two to four years.
Meanwhile, some of the territories in the Russian application are claimed by Canada and Denmark. In addition, Norway and the United States also lay claim to various areas of the Arctic Ocean floor.
The interest of states in the northern seas is dictated by the fact that their depths contain 83 billion tons of standard fuel. Of these, about 80% occur in the Barents and Kara Seas.
In addition, the West suspects that Russia intends, as soon as possible, to take advantage of likely future climate changes that will turn the Arctic ice into an important sea route, providing the country with economic and tactical advantages.
If agreements on the shelf cannot be reached, the Arctic could become a likely location for future wars, the press believes. It was noted that the Kremlin is much better prepared for open conflict or habitual competition, since Moscow not only owns more than 40 icebreakers, but is also conducting the largest military development of the Arctic since the Cold War.
Russia has more Arctic bases than any other country
As Newsweek magazine reported, Russia has more Arctic bases than any other country and is building more, including 13 new airfields and 10 air defense radar stations in the Arctic, the article said. The United States is obviously in a losing position - Washington does not have such resources, it has only two old icebreakers that are not able to compete with the Arctic equipment of the Russian Federation.
At the end of last year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the continuation of strengthening the grouping of Russian troops in the Arctic direction. He also noted that the Russian Federation was forced to increase the number of fighter aircraft sorties by 61% in order to prevent violations of the country’s airspace in the Baltic, Black Sea and Arctic.
Against the background of concerns expressed by representatives of Western countries in connection with the strengthening of the Russian military presence in the Arctic, the Russian authorities insist on the exclusively peaceful nature of activities in the region and the desire for cooperation with other countries. Thus, Russian President Vladimir Putin previously called not to make the Arctic a place “for geopolitical games of military blocs.”
In March of this year, President Putin visited the island of Alexandra Land of the Franz Josef Land archipelago, where he got acquainted with the results of work to eliminate environmental damage in the Arctic zone, which he announced back in 2011. After this, he reiterated that Russia proceeds from the fact that there is no potential for conflict in the Arctic.
#ArcticOurs. Unique base “Arctic Trefoil” April 17th, 2017
This construction took place somehow quietly and unnoticed in all the media, and now on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense a virtual 3D tour of the Northern Fleet military base “Arctic Trefoil”, built for military personnel on Alexandra Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, has launched.
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“Arctic Trefoil” is the only capital construction project in the world built at 80 degrees north latitude. The base, shaped like a three-pointed star, consists of numerous special-purpose structures, as well as control centers, garages, warehouses and an autonomous power unit. It is completely autonomous and provides comfortable accommodation for up to 150 military personnel for one and a half years. The total area of the complex is 14 thousand square meters.
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The administrative and residential complex "Arctic Trefoil" is the second closed-cycle complex being built in high-latitude regions of Russia. The first residential complex “Northern Clover” was built at 75 degrees north latitude on Kotelny Island in the New Siberian Islands archipelago.
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The housing and administrative complex of the base is a five-story building on stilts, the lower floor of the building is technical, intended for communications. It has the shape of a three-rayed star in plan, which is why the base got its name. The total area of the complex is 14,000 m2. The main building is painted in the colors of the Russian flag. In the center of the building, at the intersection of the beams, there is an atrium, above the central support of which there is a glazed observation deck, from which the entire territory of the base is monitored. The housing and administrative complex is designed for autonomous living and performance of official tasks by a garrison of 150 people for 18 months, for which the base is provided with food and fuel storage facilities of appropriate capacity.
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In addition to the main building of the housing and administrative complex, the base includes a power station; a water treatment plant for 700 tons of water obtained by disinfecting snow; shore pumping station for fuel replenishment; sewerage facilities; heated garages for military equipment. All base buildings are connected by heated covered galleries. There is also an Orthodox chapel at the base, built of wood.
The restoration of the military base on Alexandra Land began to be discussed back in 2004. Construction of the facility has been underway since 2007, but it was only in 2015 that information about the Arctic Trefoil became available to the press. A unit of the air defense division of the Russian Northern Fleet has been stationed in Alexandra Land since November 2014. It is currently based in temporary structures
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The construction of the Arctic Trefoil was carried out in the difficult climatic conditions of the Arctic desert; all necessary materials and equipment (tens of thousands of tons) were imported through the Northern Sea Route, which is only possible during four months of summer navigation.
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Military expert, retired colonel Viktor Litovkin spoke on Sputnik radio about the goals that Russia is pursuing by placing bases on islands in the Arctic Ocean.
"Russia places its bases on the islands and archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean for three purposes. Firstly, we control the Northern Sea Route. At the same time, we not only control, but also ensure the passage of ships, ships, icebreakers there. We analyze weather forecasts, ice movement, currents, etc. - so that ships with cargo travel faster from Asia to Europe. The second goal is to protect our wealth in the waters of the Arctic Ocean - this is both oil and gas. And the third, in my opinion, is the main task. “We protect these waters from foreign ships with missile defense systems, with strategic missiles on board. So that they do not threaten our country from the Arctic Ocean. This is a region that is quite vulnerable for our country from a security point of view,” he said. Victor Litovkin.
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Let us recall that at the beginning of August 2016, the UN commission began considering Russia’s application to expand the boundaries of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. The total area of the territory claimed by Russia is 1 million 191 thousand square meters. km. Following the presentation of the application to the UN in February 2016, it was reported that, as a rule, the commission makes its decision within two to four years.
Meanwhile, some of the territories in the Russian application are claimed by Canada and Denmark. In addition, Norway and the United States also lay claim to various areas of the Arctic Ocean floor.
The interest of states in the northern seas is dictated by the fact that their depths contain 83 billion tons of standard fuel. Of these, about 80% occur in the Barents and Kara Seas.
In addition, the West suspects that Russia intends, as soon as possible, to take advantage of likely future climate changes that will turn the Arctic ice into an important sea route, providing the country with economic and tactical advantages.
If agreements on the shelf cannot be reached, the Arctic could become a likely location for future wars, the press believes. It was noted that the Kremlin is much better prepared for open conflict or habitual competition, since Moscow not only owns more than 40 icebreakers, but is also conducting the largest military development of the Arctic since the Cold War.
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As Newsweek magazine reported, Russia has more Arctic bases than any other country and is building more, including 13 new airfields and 10 air defense radar stations in the Arctic, the article said. The United States is obviously in a losing position - Washington does not have such resources, it has only two old icebreakers that are not able to compete with the Arctic equipment of the Russian Federation.
At the end of last year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the continuation of strengthening the grouping of Russian troops in the Arctic direction. He also noted that the Russian Federation was forced to increase the number of fighter aircraft sorties by 61% in order to prevent violations of the country’s airspace in the Baltic, Black Sea and Arctic.
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Against the background of concerns expressed by representatives of Western countries in connection with the strengthening of the Russian military presence in the Arctic, the Russian authorities insist on the exclusively peaceful nature of activities in the region and the desire for cooperation with other countries. Thus, Russian President Vladimir Putin previously called not to make the Arctic a place “for geopolitical games of military blocs.”
In March of this year, President Putin visited the island of Alexandra Land of the Franz Josef Land archipelago, where he got acquainted with the results of work to eliminate environmental damage in the Arctic zone, which he announced back in 2011. After this, he reiterated that Russia proceeds from the fact that there is no potential for conflict in the Arctic.
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