Sweden to send fighter jets, rangers to patrol Greenland in NATO mission

[riversedge]

I am glad to see this.

Sweden is willing to do what NATO is expected to do

Protect a country in need from a powerful unhinged person in charge

— Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 (@lonsj.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T04:59:31.149Z

Sweden to send fighter jets, rangers to patrol Greenland in NATO mission


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By Reuters
February 12, 20265:14 AM CST Updated February 12, 2026


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STOCKHOLM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Sweden will patrol Arctic skies with fighter jets and send rangers to exercise on Greenland as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry mission, it said on Thursday, the latest European military contribution in response to Donald Trump's designs on Greenland.

NATO said on Wednesday it had launched the mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse tensions within the alliance prompted by the U.S. president's push to acquire Greenland from Denmark..............

"Sweden will initially contribute to Arctic Sentry with JAS 39 Gripen aircraft in the area around Iceland and Greenland," he said.

The Swedish military said in a separate statement that an unspecified number of Swedish troops would also be present on the ground on Greenland...................