Swedish fighter jets on NATO patrol in Poland scramble for first time due to Russian aircraft
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:28:59 +0300
Swedish Gripen fighter jets, which began patrolling NATO airspace from Poland in April, have been scrambled for the first time due to the presence of a Russian military aircraft.
Source NATO Air Command on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details The Swedish Gripens, deployed for NATO airspace patrol from Poland and based in Malbork near Gdask, carried out their first flight.
Quote For the first time under NATOs enhanced Air Policing, Swedish Gripen scramble in response to Russian aircraft close to NATO airspace.
For the first time under NATOs enhanced Air Policing Gripen scramble in response to aircraft close to NATO airspace are currently deployed to Malbork alongside the RAF demonstrating seamless integration, safeguarding the integrity of Allied territory 24/7/365 pic.twitter.com/mwWO2gOtz6 NATO Air Command NATOAIRCOM April 24, 2025 Details NATO Air Command also added that the work of the Swedish pilots, who are on duty alongside British forces, demonstrates seamless integration.
Background In April, Swedish fighter jets began patrolling NATO airspace from Poland for the first time since Sweden joined the Alliance.
On the morning of 24 April, Poland scrambled its air force in response to a Russian missile attack on Ukraine, which has become standard procedure in such situations.
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