The Armed Forces Respond to Russian Military Aircraft Far More Often than Before

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Norwegian fighter jets have carried out 61 missions to identify Russian military aircraft along the Norwegian coast in the past six months. The number was 41 in the whole of last year.

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The Norwegian Air Force is responding to Russian military aircraft more often than before The Norwegian Air Force is noticing increased Russian activity in the north, according to Fosna-Folket. – Our fighter jets, which are on standby from Evenes air base for NATO, have at times daily identified Russian military aircraft heading out into the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea, says spokesman Stian Roen in the Norwegian Air Force to the newspaper…

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Russian military aircraft without transponders and without contact with air traffic services have triggered a high number of Norwegian NATO missions so far this year.

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Norwegian fighter jets have carried out 61 missions to identify Russian military aircraft along the Norwegian coast in the past six months. The number was 41 in the whole of last year.

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In the first half of 2026, Norwegian F-35s have been deployed for NATO 61 times to identify Russian military aircraft.