Severomorsk-1

The Severomorsk-1 air base, situated on the Kola Peninsula, played a crucial role during World War II and the Cold War, safeguarding the Soviet Union's northern flank and supporting naval operations. Alongside its sister bases, Severomorsk-2 and Severomorsk-3, it housed strategic bomber, strike, and patrol aircraft tasked with defending the Arctic region and maintaining a strategic strike capability. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, the base's capabilities declined. However, its strategic significance was revived in late 2011 or early 2012 through a modernization project in preparation for increased Arctic defence activities announced by the Russian Defense Ministry in 2013. Since 2014, Severomorsk-1 has been under the command of the Northern Fleet.