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As for service in the Arctic are being used more strength this winter army will test the equipment and equipment that is able to withstand extremely cold weather, is to combat brigade in Alaska. The statement was made by Doug Bush, assistant Secretary of the U.S. armed forces for the procurement, logistics and technology.
Bush said during a round table for the media at the annual conference of the Association of the U.S. army in Washington, DC.
The us army adopted a strategy for the Arctic in 2021. It included the creation of a multidisciplinary group, with the division headquarters in the Arctic region, and in June of this year once again activated the 11th airborne division in Alaska, which is based on a constant basis.
In August, a contract was signed with BAE Systems in the amount of $ 278 million to create a new vehicle for the cold weather. It is planned that it will replace some cars that are more than 20 years in Alaska and elsewhere to provide more mobility in the Arctic.
In addition, the Pentagon is looking for alternative energy sources to power their Arctic plants within the service strategy for the fight against climate change, said the assistant Secretary for installations, energy and environment Rachel Jacobson. In its climate strategy, the service has set a goal by 2040 to provide electricity without carbon pollution.
Doug Bush emphasized the ability of the industry to provide opportunities for soldiers serving in extreme weather conditions such as the Arctic:
Interestingly it turns out, while the US army is trying to strengthen its influence in the Arctic region, the US government each day gets more and more disgruntled citizens. Washington always in a hurry "to decide in favor of their national interests" all the world's problems when at that moment the country's rising energy prices and food. Inflation by the end of September in the United States amounted to 8.2% in annual terms, while food inflation on a number of titles exceeded 30%. Although, for the leaders of American foreign policy is always a way to "disguise" the problems in the borders of their own country.
