Swedish Gripen jets intercept Russian aircraft twice a day over Baltic
Swedish Gripens intercepted Russian planes (photo: x.com/Forsvarsmakten)
Swedish Quick Reaction Alert forces carried out two separate missions using JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea near Swedish airspace.
The Swedish military says both missions took place on Friday, June 12.
The intercepted aircraft were two Russian military jets—Su-24 Fencer and Su-34 Fullback.
Under fredagen genomförde den svenska incidentberedskapen två insatser med JAS 39 Gripen för att möta ryska stridsflyg i Östersjön nära svenskt luftrum. Incidenterna involverade två ryska stridsflyg av typen Su-24 Fencer och Su-34 Fullback. pic.twitter.com/fsPojBxzWY
— Försvarsmakten (@Forsvarsmakten) June 13, 2026
In January 2026, Swedish Quick Reaction Alert forces had already intercepted two Russian fighter jets over the Baltic Sea. The Swedish military stated at the time that it maintains round-the-clock air patrols to protect NATO airspace.
Earlier, Swedish and German aircraft jointly intercepted two Russian Su-30 jets over the Baltic Sea. Separately, Polish air forces scrambled jets to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
