Swedish fighter jets on NATO patrol in Poland scramble for first time due to Russian aircraft
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 Gdańsk, carried out their first flight.
Quote: "For the first time under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing, Swedish Gripen scramble in response to Russian aircraft close to NATO airspace."
For the first time under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing
