NATO's newest ally is sending its Gripen jets made for war with Russia out to patrol alliance borders for the first time
Source: Insider
NATO's newest ally is sending its Gripen jets made for war with Russia out to patrol alliance borders for the first time
Sinéad Baker
Thu, March 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM EDT 5 min read
• Sweden is deploying its Gripen fighter jets on a NATO air defense mission for the first time.
• The jets were designed to fight Russia and are now set to be used in Polish skies.
• Sweden joined NATO in response to Russian aggression, specifically the invasion of Ukraine.
NATO's newest member is deploying a fighter jet that is designed for a fight with Russia to protect alliance borders for the first time.
Sweden's armed forces said six of the country's JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft landed at an air base in Malbork, Poland, on Wednesday to join an alliance airspace surveillance mission.
NATO said this was the first time Sweden's combat aircraft had participated in the alliance's "enhanced Air Policing mission" from within another ally's airspace since it joined in March 2024. It previously took part in NATO air policing missions only over its own territory, as only a partner nation.
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