Northern Fleet to display Arctic gear during Army 2016 forum
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Northern Fleet to display Arctic gear during Army 2016 forum

Experts of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet will display their military Arctic gear at the second international military-technical forum Army 2016, reports the Press Service and Information Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry. The exhibition will take place at the Northern Fleet's Naval Aviation Museum.

"The exhibition will focus on modern weapons systems and military equipment of the Northern Fleet's ground and high-seas elements, military Arctic gear and the development of the Arctic military infrastructure," the press release notes.

The exhibition will also feature vintage weaponry and military equipment, uniforms and personal effects of soldiers who served in the Arctic during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and in the postwar period.