Naval Forces As of 7 January 2015, the commander of the
Northern Fleet reportedly envisaged a series of coordination-improving tasks, including submarine underwater operations, assigned to cruise vessels. Russian
Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov also said that a specialised training centre will be set up for servicemen performing military service in the Arctic Region in 2015. See:
Northern Fleet Order of Battle.
Ground forces The Coastal Troops of the Northern Fleet (
Береговые войска Северного флота) are the fleet's ground combat element. They include marines, coastal
motor rifle infantry and coastal anti-ship missile and artillery elements. The principal brigades of the Corps consist of 2 Arctic motorized infantry brigades: '
Coastal Troops of the Northern Fleet (Береговые войска Северного флота
)' • Troops HQ (Severomorsk) • Separate Security and Armed Escort Company of the Severomorsk Garrison Commandature (
Отдельная рота охраны и сопровождения Военной комендатуры гарнизона Североморск) • 211th Separate Security Battalion of the Marine Infantry (
211-й Отдельный Батальон охраны МП) (
Olenegorsk-2) • 58th Separate Security Company (
58-я отдельная рота охраны) (
Gadzhiyevo) • 741st Signals Center (
741-й центр связи) (Severomorsk) • 186th Separate Center for Electronic Warfare (
186-й отдельный центр радиоэлектронной борьбы) (Severomorsk) • 63rd Separate Marine Engineer Regiment (
63-й отдельный морской инженерный полк) (Severomorsk) •
14th Army Corps (
14-й армейский корпус) • Corps Command (
Командование корпуса) (
Murmansk) • 58th Separate Command Battalion (
58-й отдельный батальон управления) (Murmansk) •
200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade Pechengskaya, awarded the Order of Kutuzov Brigade (Arctic) (
200-я отдельная мотострелковая Печенгская ордена Кутузова бригада (
арктическая)) (
Pechenga) •
80th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the Coastal Troops of the Northern Fleet (Arctic) (
80-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада береговых войск Северного флота (
арктическая)) (
Alakurtti) •
61st Separate Kirkenesskaya, awarded the Order of the Red Banner Marine Infantry Brigade (
61-я отдельная Киркенесская Краснознамённая бригада морской пехоты) (
Sputnik, near Pechenga) • 536th Separate Coastal [Anti-Ship] Missile and Artillery Brigade (
536-я отдельная береговая ракетно-артиллерийская бригада) (
Snezhnogorsk and
Olenya Guba) (
Kotelny Island) • 71st Tactical Group (
71-я тактическая группа) (with
K-300P Bastion-P and
Kh-35 'Bal') (
Alexandra Land Island) • ? Tactical Group (
Н-я тактическая группа) (
Rogachevo,
Novaya Zemlya) • ? Tactical Group (
Н-я тактическая группа) (
Sredny Ostrov,
Severnaya Zemlya) • Naval intelligence (part of the
GRU, operationally attached to the Northern Fleet): • 420th Naval Intelligence Spetsnaz Point (
420-й разведывательный пункт специального назначения) (
Zverosovkhoz) • 269th Separate Counter-PDSS Detachment (
269-й отдельный отряд борьбы с подводными диверсионными силами и средствами) (
Gadzhiyevo) • 313th Separate Counter-PDSS Detachment (
313-й отдельный отряд борьбы с подводными диверсионными силами и средствами) (
Sputnik) The two arctic motor rifle brigades are expected to accomplish coast patrolling missions, protect sites and territories on the coast of the northern seas and the Arctic Ocean, support and escort ships sailing along the Northern Sea Route, and demonstrate the military presence in the Arctic. According to the Commander-in-Chief of the
Ground Forces, Colonel General
Oleg Salyukov, an Arctic motorized rifle brigade is, as of October 2014, under formation in the
Murmansk Oblast, near the
Norwegian border, while the second brigade is scheduled for 2016 to be stationed in the
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Air and air defence forces The
45th Air and Air Defence Forces Army is the principal air force formation assigned to the Northern Fleet. As of 2021, fighter units consist of several regiments with a combination of
MiG-29,
MiG-31,
Su-24,
Su-25,
Su-27,
Su-33 and
Su-34 fighter and strike aircraft. Additional Anti-submarine,
ISTAR and transport aircraft and helicopters are also deployed within the Air Army. The 40th Mixed Aviation Regiment, flying
Backfire bombers, is also deployed within the Northern Fleet operational area but remains under the command of
Russian Long-Range Aviation Forces. Air defence elements are said to consist of
Pantsir-S1 missile and artillery systems, which have been put on duty on the
Kotelnyy Island of the
New Siberian Islands archipelago in 2014. The deployment of intermediate and long-range air defence systems in this area has also been planned. The command involved was the
1st Air and Air Defence Forces Command, including the 531st, 583rd, and 1258th Air Defence Regiments, the 331st and 332nd Radio-Technical Regiments, with other units stationed in Murmansk,
Chukotka and
Arkhangelsk Oblasts. Air Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel-General
Viktor Bondarev said in an interview that by 2017 the
Tiksi airport complex will be operational, and it will be garrisoned with upgraded
MiG-31 interceptors. A number of redesignations from 2014 changed the apparent order of battle. Air and Space Defence Brigades were changed back to the familiar nomenclature of Air Defence Divisions, and thus the
1st Air Defence Division (Russia) was reformed. The
1st Air and Air Defence Forces Command returned to the previous title
6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army. In January 2016, Defence Minister
Sergey Shoygu announced that the
Northern Fleet 45th Air and Air Defence Army (
:ru:45-я армия ВВС и ПВО Северного флота) had been formed in December 2015. The force includes the 1st and 3rd Air Defence Divisions, and at least 6 other aircraft regiments, including the
100th and 279th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiments, and the 73rd Anti-Submarine Squadron Long Range of
Tupolev Tu-142s. == Composition ==