Swedish fighter jets patrol Iceland in show of force over Arctic
The Straits Times
KEFLAVIK, Iceland, March 4 - Swedish fighter jets are patrolling the skies around Iceland for the first time, as NATO allies try to show both U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that they are serious about protecting the Arctic. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KEFLAVIK, Iceland, March 4 - Swedish fighter jets are patrolling the skies around Iceland for the first time, as NATO allies try to show both U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that they are serious about protecting the Arctic.
Sweden has sent six of its Saab Gripen fighter jets, the crown jewel of its defence industry, as part of NATO mission Arctic Sentry.
The mission is seeking to strengthen NATO's presence in the strategically important Arctic region as part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the alliance prompted by Trump's push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
Trump has forced NATO allies to sharply increase military spending, including in the Arctic. He has been particularly unimpressed by Denmark's military presence on Greenland, which he mockingly described as "two dog sleds".
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The Swedish fighters are mainly on the lookout for Russian long-range bombers that can take off from air bases on the Kola Peninsula, which is home to Russia's Northern Fleet and also has nuclear missile silos.
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