Russian Missile Tests Could Threaten Airspace Safety Over Barents Sea | Aviation International News

Russian Missile Tests Could Threaten Airspace Safety

Several international airlines have flown across airspace along Russia's north coast in recent days

Russia's Yuzhny Island in the Barents Sea — An area to the west of Yuzhny island (marked in dotted red lines) is believed to be the site for testing of Russian nuclear-powered intercontinental missiles. (Image: Google Maps)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

October 3, 2023

Aircraft using routes to and from Asia across the Barents Sea could find themselves at risk from Russian test firings of nuclear-powered missiles. Security group Dyami this week issued a warning about the potential for midair collisions with the hypersonic missiles, or with debris resulting from a malfunctioning test.

According to Dyami CEO Eric Schouten, his analysts are concerned that the Russian government may not be transparent in declaring full details of the missile tests, as required by international protocols for notams. Current notices covering the ULAM and ULMM flight information regions (FIR) airspace over the Barents Sea show a couple of temporary routes and airspace closures. However, another notam covering the ULLL FIR shows some airspace closed off through October 6—but without using the required WM code to indicate a missile test area.

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