Northern Eagle 2012 Participants Determined Assets

25.05.2012 Final planning conference of the Northern Eagle 2012 joint naval exercise finished in Murmansk. Representatives of Russian, Norwegian, and US navies agreed upon terms of the exercise and participating forces.

Crews of destroyer Admiral Chabanenko (Russian Navy), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (US Navy), and patrol ship Nordkapp (Norwegian Coast Guard) will meet on Aug 18, 2012 in Norwegian port Bodø prior to the exercise opening. Russian Su-33 fighters, a Ka-27PS helicopter, and American Sea Hawk helicopters will be involved in the active phase. Norwegian Air Force will delegate F-16 fighters and Orion patrol aircraft.

As was agreed upon in Murmansk, active phase of the Northern Eagle 2012 exercise will certainly contain joint antiaircraft drills, repelling attacks of small-size fast vessels, rendering help to a ship in distress, rescuing people overboard, joint maneuvering, and communication drills.

Taking place in Arctic latitudes, the Northern Eagle joint naval exercise is going to be held for the fourth time. Its traditional objective is to practice cooperation amid foreign navies in counter-terror, anti-piracy, and rescue operations. In 2008, the exercise was attended by Russian destroyer Severomorsk, American frigate USS Elrod, and two Norwegian patrol ships Senja and Nordkapp.