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Swedish jets take off from Norwegian Arctic for exercise Ramstein Flag 26
Swedish Air Force fighters are blasting off from an air base in Norway’s High North for NATO’s largest annual air exercise.
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Swedish jets take off from Norwegian Arctic for exercise Ramstein Flag 26
08 June 2026
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen takes off from Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen cuts through the clouds as it prepares to land at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen taxis back to its parking position at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripens sit on the tarmac at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
Lieutenant Colonel Erik, leader of a detachment of Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripens for exercise Ramstein Flag 26, walks out to his fighter jet at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
Swedish Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Erik straps into his JAS 39 Gripen before taking off from Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
A Swedish Air Force pilot pumps his fist as he taxis his JAS 39 Gripen fighter for takeoff at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen fighters taxi for takeoff at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen cuts across the clouds before landing at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripens prepare to land at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen breaks right to enter the landing pattern at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen turns into the landing pattern as it prepares to touch down at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway during exercise Ramstein Flag 26. This year’s iteration of NATO's annual large-scale exercise involved 18 nations flying more than 200 aircraft from 20 different locations across Europe, including several air bases in the High North. The Swedish Air Force sent a detachment of Gripens to Air Station Bardufoss, where Norway has brought a Cold War-era bunker-hangar complex back into use after roughly four decades of dormancy.