Sweden to send fighter jets to patrol around Greenland as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry

Record ID: 2340117

  • Title: Sweden to send fighter jets to patrol around Greenland as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry
  • Date: 12th February 2026
  • Summary: LULEA, SWEDEN (FILE - MARCH 4, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF A SWEDISH AIR FORCE JAS GRIPEN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TAXIING TO BE REFUELLED AND PREPARED FOR FLIGHT PILOT SITTING IN COCKPIT OF JAS GRIPEN AIRCREW PREPARING THE AIRCRAFT FOR ITS NEXT FLIGHT VARIOUS OF SUPPORT VEHICLES ARRIVING TO PREPARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT VARIOUS OF SWEDISH AIRCREW PREPARING THE JAS GRIPEN FOR ITS
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  • Keywords: Arctic Defence Fighter jets Greenland Gripen Military Russia Sweden
  • Location: LULEA, SWEDEN AND ROVANIEMI, FINLAND
  • City: LULEA, SWEDEN AND ROVANIEMI, FINLAND
  • Country: Sweden
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA001495012022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:     Sweden will patrol around Iceland and Greenland with Gripen fighter jets as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry mission, it said on Thursday (February 12). 
        NATO said on Wednesday (February 11) it had launched the mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the alliance prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
        "This strengthens deterrence, protects our common interests, and contributes to stability in a region that is crucial for Europe and transatlantic cooperation," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in a statement.
        "Sweden will initially contribute to Arctic Sentry with JAS 39 Gripen aircraft in the area around Iceland and Greenland," he said.
    (Production: Ilze Filks)
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