For the reason that begin of this week, particular forces from the US Particular Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) have been coaching below their very own auspices at Andøya, north of Nordland county, throughout the framework of the train Atreus.
On Wednesday, they carried out the European premiere of the brand new and experimental American weapons system Fast Dragon within the sea space exterior of Andøya. Based on the US Air Power, this was additionally the primary demonstration of the weapons system with reside fireplace.
The system consists of long-range cruise missiles positioned on pallets which might be parachuted from army transport plane. What’s particular about that is that exactly such transport plane, which normally carry troopers and numerous provides, may deploy guided missiles by way of a normal airdrop process.
The demonstration of Fast Dragon in Northern Norway has been deliberate no less than since early September. The placement sends a transparent sign to Russia.
“It places this factor inside vary of Russia. We’re deliberately making an attempt to be provocative with out being escalatory,” says Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Melnicoff of the SOCEUR, chief of the Atreus train, to Stars and Stripes.
“We’re making an attempt to discourage Russian aggression, expansionist habits, by displaying enhanced capabilities of the allies,” he provides.
