Sweden’s Armed Forces confirmed quick-reaction JAS 39 Gripen jets were deployed twice in a single day to monitor Russian military aircraft operating near its border.

STOCKHOLM: Sweden said Saturday it had scrambled two pairs of JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets a day earlier to intercept two Russian combat aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea near its…

On June 13, units of the Swedish Armed Forces’ rapid response force intercepted Russian combat aircraft twice over the Baltic Sea near Swedish airspace. — Ukrinform.