{"id":255881,"date":"2022-07-10T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=255881"},"modified":"2022-07-12T06:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T06:53:33","slug":"british-fighter-jets-in-high-end-warfighting-training-with-finland-and-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=255881","title":{"rendered":"British fighter jets in ‘high-end warfighting training’ with Finland and Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sky News \u2013 July 10, 2022<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Typhoon jet conducts an earlier interception of Russian jets over the Baltic. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

The RAF has sent four Typhoons and two F-35Bs to Finland and Sweden for joint training exercises.<\/p>\n

It comes just weeks after Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO and is part of an “increased presence in the region”, the RAF said.<\/p>\n

The presence was requested by the two countries.<\/p>\n

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “Finland and Sweden are important defence partners and we welcome their applications to join NATO, which will make the alliance stronger as we face a renewed threat in Europe.<\/p>\n

“These deployments highlight our determination to enhance that partnership and ensure our forces can work together seamlessly.”<\/p>\n

The British fighter jets have conducted “high-end warfighting training” with Finnish F-18 Hornets and Swedish Gripen aircrafts, the RAF said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Swedish defence minister Peter Hultqvist said the joint exercises “strengthen our ability to operate together in response to a crisis in our neighbourhood”.<\/p>\n

“This is particularly important in today’s challenging security environment.”<\/p>\n

The UK signed mutual security assurance declarations with Finland and Sweden in May.<\/p>\n

They are also both members of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a coalition of 10 nations.<\/p>\n

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