Swedish Gripen Jets Patrol Iceland Skies in First NATO Arctic Air Policing Mission Aviation News – Sweden has deployed fighter aircraft to Iceland for the first time, sending six Saab Gripen jets to patrol Arctic airspace under NATO, signaling stronger allied resolve in the region amid rising geopolitical tensions. The deployment marks Stockholm’s first operational air policing mission over Iceland and forms part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry initiative to bolster defenses in the strategically vital north.

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Swedish Air Force Gripens formation with flares over Archipelago Sea near Turku Finland behind the Skyvan photoship. Photoflight was organized by Aviation Photocrew.

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