Danish F-35 fighters deploy to Iceland for NATO Arctic Sentry training with Swedish and German jets

The purpose of Arctic Sentry is to demonstrate NATO’s active presence and surveillance in the northern part of the Alliance’s area of responsibility. The initiative brings together already planned regional activities, including Arctic Endurance and a Danish-led exercise in and around Greenland, under a single Arctic Sentry framework designed to create the conditions for a lasting strengthened NATO presence in the Arctic.

“When we train together with our NATO allies, we strengthen our overall combat power and become even better at protecting our shared area of responsibility. With Arctic Sentry, we are strengthening NATO’s deterrence capability in the Arctic and the North Atlantic. The exercise in Iceland, where the Danish and Swedish air forces train together, is a strong example of this,” said Chief of Defence Michael W. Hyldgaard.

“The exercise demonstrates the close cooperation that the Swedish Air Force has with our Danish colleagues and allies. The security situation makes it especially important to train together and contribute to the collective defence of NATO’s operational areas, including the Arctic. Together we contribute operational capability and Arctic expertise,” said Swedish Air Force Chief Major General Jonas Wikman.