Air surveillance in the Gulf of Finland

F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter

Finland and Sweden maintain a high state of air defense readiness over the Gulf of Finland to monitor regional airspace. Sweden deploys JAS 39 Gripen fighters and GlobalEye surveillance aircraft to Finnish bases to support intelligence gathering. This combined effort is integrated under Finnish operational command, enhancing the rapid identification of potential aerial threats. The joint patrols specifically target migrating drones, unregistered military flights, and airspace violations, strengthening NATO's collective deterrence in the Baltic Sea region.