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On September 24, 2026, Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were dispatched to intercept and identify Russian military planes in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland. The Finnish Air Force reported that their aircraft monitored a formation consisting of a transport plane and several fighter jets as part of an ongoing bilateral effort between Sweden and Finland to secure their shared airspace.

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On September 24, 2026, Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a group of Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland, marking their first joint operation under a new Quick Reaction Alert cooperation agreement. The mission involved F/A-18 Hornets from Finland and JAS 39 Gripens from Sweden, which intercepted a formation including a Tu-134 transport plane and several MiG-31 and Su-30 fighter jets in international airspace. This move came amid heightened tensions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and incidents such as gas pipeline outages and drone sightings in the region. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson highlighted this operation as a demonstration of Nordic-Baltic and broader NATO cooperation, emphasizing readiness against potential threats from Moscow.

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“Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Thursday (September 24, 2026),” the Finnish Air Force said on Friday (September 25, 2026).

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Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft · assertive framing

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Force → scramble → Friday

“The mission fell under the broader Finnish-Swedish framework for monitoring and safeguarding both countries' airspace,” the air force said in a statement. asserted

force → fall → statement

“The two air forces' jets tracked down and identified a group of Russian aircraft including a transport plane and several fighter jets,” it added. asserted

it → track → plane