Finland, Sweden identify Russian aircraft in Int´l airspace over Gulf of Finland

The useful part

This was the first joint operational identification mission for the Finnish and Swedish air forces. The identification mission was conducted as a part of Finlands and Swedens cooperation in surveillance and protection of territorial integrity. Led by the Finnish Air Forces Air Operations Centre, the mission involved Finnish F/A-18 Hornet and Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets.

How it works

• Russian detachment consisting of a Tu-134 transport aircraft (NATO reporting name "Crusty"), MiG-31 fighter jets ("Foxhound") and Su-30 fighter jets ("Flanker-H") in international airspace over the Gulf of...
• "The Finnish and Swedish air forces are responsible for the surveillance and protection of territorial integrity of their nations airspace.
• Built over years on trust and strong personal relationships, we can now operate seamlessly together – as air forces, as nations and as Allies," said Major General Jonas Wikman, Commander of the Swedish Air...

Details worth keeping

Finnish and Swedish Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Thursday, said Finnish Defence Forces in a press release on Friday. "This is what close cooperation looks like in practice.