Swedish Gripens shadow Russian Tu-22Ms, Su-27s off its coast

The Swedish Air Force dispatch its Gripen fighters to shadow two Russian Tu-22Ms and two Su-27s flying east of the island of Gotland on Aug. 31.

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“We are up there looking at things that are going on in our surroundings. It was not a violation of our airspace but we thought the planes looked like they could be of interest to us,” said press secretary Jesper Tengroth of the Swedish Armed Forces.

Source: Swedish Gripens shadow Russian Tu-22Ms, Su-27s off its coast