Denmark, Sweden to Provide Fighter Jets for NATO Arctic Sentry Mission

NATO said on Feb. 11 that it had launched Arctic Sentry, a military exercise in the Arctic region and High North, to strengthen its presence in the Arctic.

A Dutch F-35 fighter jet after being refuelled by a Multinational MRTT Unit in the air during NATO's Ramstein Flag exercise above Denmark starting from Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on April 2, 2025. Piroschka van de Wouw/Retuers

Denmark and Sweden have announced they will contribute fighter aircraft to NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission, as part of Europe’s military contribution to the defense union’s focus on the Arctic and High North.

The Danish Ministry of Defense said in a Feb. 13 statement that it will deploy F-35s, which will carry out already-planned training exercises with Swedish Gripen fighter jets.