Sweden Scrambles Jets Over Russian Aircraft
The Swedish army announced that it scrambled JAS 39 Gripen fighters twice on Friday in response to Russian military aircraft flights over the Baltic Sea near Swedish airspace.
Sweden scrambled its JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets twice on Friday in response to Russian military aircraft activity over the Baltic Sea. The Swedish army confirmed on Saturday that the jets were launched for interception missions after Russian military planes conducted flights near Swedish airspace. No further details about the specific aircraft types or numbers were provided. Such incidents are not uncommon in the Baltic Sea region, where NATO and Russian aircraft regularly perform close maneuvers. Sweden, which is not a NATO member but cooperates closely with the alliance, frequently responds to incursions by Russian military aircraft.
