Russian bombers flew towards Sweden
Swedish Jas Gripen fighter jets were deployed to intercept two Russian bombers heading towards Sweden on Thursday, the Swedish military has confirmed. The
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16 Finnish jets join NATO-dominated exercise over Arctic
Nearly 100 planes from nine countries will fly over northern parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway during the 12-day Arctic
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More naval activity in Norway’s northernmost regions
After years of focusing on international operations and phasing-in of new equipment, the Norwegian Navy is ready for more activity
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Russian Su-34 fighter bombers flying off Norway
The Norwegian Air Force has for the first time intercepted Russia’s newest jet fighter, the Su-34 off the northeastern coast
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NASA reconnaissance aircraft begins Arctic science flights out of Alaska
FAIRBANKS — A civilian version of the U-2 jet began reconnaissance flights across Alaska and the Arctic Ocean this week,
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Air incident concerns understandable but overblown says Finland’s defence chief
Finnish Chief of Defence Ari Puheloinen has sought to play down an incident earlier this week, in which two Russian
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Fighter exercises in North Finland
The Finnish Air Force’s Lapland Air Command is beginning a week of exercises over an area extending from the city
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Moving F-16 squadron to Anchorage, Alaska could shutter elementary school, mayor says
A proposed move of nearly two dozen F-16 fighter jets from the Fairbanks area to Southcentral could force an Anchorage
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Russian spokesman: No violation of Finnish airspace
A Russian military aircraft did not violate Finnish airspace on Monday, according to a spokesman for Russia’s Western Military District.
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