31.05.2023 23:22 Last Update: 31.05.2023 23:22
F-15s, F-16s, Jas-39s. One of the warplanes is landing, the other is taking off. Images are from the first air exercise in which Finland, a new member of NATO, participated with the alliance.
The “Arctic Challenge 2023” exercise hosted by Finland, Sweden and Norway continues.
NATO’s newest member, Finland, has launched military air exercises involving more than a dozen countries and a total of 150 aircraft, weeks after the country joined the alliance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The exercise will take about two weeks. Soldiers and warplanes from 14 countries, 12 of which are NATO members, are participating in the exercise. The warplanes participating in the exercise are also flying in the northern regions of Sweden.
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