Denmark Deploys F-35s to Greenland for the First Time
The deployment supports NATO’s Arctic Sentry and includes U.S. and Canadian fighter jets, aerial refueling and search-and-rescue cover, officials said.
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Denmark’s F-35s landed in Greenland for the first time after flying from Keflavik with U.S. F-16s and Canadian CF-18s and the same week a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish Fennec while Copenhagen Nuuk and Washington prepared a September 22 Arctic security deal
Two Danish F-35As landed at Kangerlussuaq on September 16, the first of the type on a Greenlandic runway, after training with U.S. F-16s and Canadian CF-18s. A U.S.-Denmark-Greenland Arctic deal was set for September 22.
Denmark Deploys F-35s to Greenland for the First Time
Two Royal Danish Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport alongside U.S. F-16s and Canadian CF-18s as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry initiative. For the first time, Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) F-35A Lightning IIs were deployed to Greenland, landing at Kangerlussuaq Airport on Sep. 16, 2026, alongside U.S. Air Force F-16s and […]
After two Royal Danish Air Force F-35A landed for the first time in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, aircraft from Denmark, the United States and Canada carried out a multinational air operation over the Arctic territory. Danish fighters, currently deployed at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, traveled hundreds of kilometres to meet the F-16 [...] The entry For the first time, Denmark deploys its modern F-35A in Greenland to exercise with F-16 from the Unite…
Two Royal Danish Air Force F-35As landed on September 16 in Kangerlussuaq, western Greenland, in the first deployment of the type on Greenlandic soil. The mission took place as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry operation, with the participation of American and Canadian fighters. The Danish F-35s took off from Keflavik, Iceland, and trained with four […] The article Two Danish F-35As for the first time in Greenland appeared first on FLIGHT.
On September 16, 2026, Denmark deployed F-35 fighter jets to Greenland for the first time, where they took part in a joint NATO activity with US and Canadian forces at the Kangerlussuaq base.
Denmark has completed its first flight in its plan to establish a permanent air presence in the Arctic. Two F-35A fighter jets belonging to the Royal Danish Air Force landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport in western Greenland...
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