Sweden deployed fighter jets to Iceland as part of NATO Air Policing between 5:16 p.m. and 5:46 p.m. UTC on January 19, 2026, the Swedish Armed Forces announced in an X post by @Forsvarsmakten, linking to a press release on MyNewsDesk. The deployment supports NATO's air policing mission over Iceland, which lacks its own fighter jets, according to the official press release translated from Swedish. A photo by Jesper Sundström of the Swedish Armed Forces accompanied the announcement shared by @vcdgf555 on X during the 30-minute window. This development occurs amid heightened NATO activities in the Arctic region, following U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statements on Greenland between 4:47 p.m. and 5:16 p.m. UTC, where he urged Europe to prioritize the Russia-Ukraine war over Greenland, as reported in the prior period.
