Sweden lodge protest with Russia after Su-27 came within 20 meters of Swedish armed forces plane

Russia’s ambassador to Sweden has been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning to explain why a Russian Navy Su-27 came within 20 meters of a Swedish military aircraft on Feb. 19.


Photo: Försvarsmakten

The incident took place in international air space between Gotland and the Baltics.

The Swedish aircraft is likely a Gulfstream IV that is modified with Signals intelligence (SIGINT) payloads.

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Sweden summons Russian ambassador after Baltic Sea fighter jet ‘incident’