The RAF has deployed fighter jets to Finland and Sweden after the two countries applied to join Nato. The air force said it was part of an "increased presence in the region" and that the host nations had requested the aircraft be sent over.
Two F-35Bs and four Typhoons conducted “high-end warfighting training,” the RAF said. Finnish F-18 Hornets and Swedish Gripen aircraft were involved too.
Swedish defence minister Peter Hultqvist said the joint exercises “strengthen our ability to operate together in response to a crisis in our neighbourhood”, adding: “This is particularly important in today’s challenging security environment.”
