In a quiet stretch of Finnish forest, U.S. Air Force F-35As recently touched down on a 100-foot-wide highway part of NATO’s Agile Combat Employment drills. This isn’t a stunt; it’s a critical wartime contingency. With main air bases vulnerable to Russian missile strikes, dispersing jets to hidden road strips ensures airpower survives the first wave. Finland, now an NATO member, has long trained for this scenario, and its choice of the F-35 over the Gripen was based partly on this very capability

147K views · 2.8K reactions | FinnishAirForce: The  Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II fighter jets landed a moment ago for the first time at a Finnish highway strip in Hosio, Ranua in the #Baana24 exercise. | NextGen PHDefense | Facebook

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🇫🇮 Finnish Air Force #SecuringTheSkies in Arctic region 💪 F/A-18 Hornets & 50 personnel are currently deployed to 🇮🇸 Iceland to support NATO’s Air Policing mission and ensure the security of #NATO airspace. 📷: Fighter Squadron 11 & Anne Torvinen / Finnish Air Force, Lapland Air Wing #ilmavoimat #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether NATO Allied Air Command Lapin lennosto | Ilmavoimat - Flygvapnet - Finnish Air Force

24K views · 361 reactions | Highway runway The Finnish Air Force tested itself on a public highway in Tikkakoski during Exercise Baana 25. Using Highway 4 (E75) as a runway, they pushed their readiness to operate from a dispersed base network as part of the Force's mobile battle concept 朗 #AirForce #Aircraft #Finland #Dutch #Jets #Finnish #Exercise #ExBaana25 #ExerciseBaana #Battle #Military #MilitaryNews | Forces News | Facebook

Typhoons from 6 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth have completed their first week in Northern Finland by conducting a joint flypast with Ilmavoimat - Flygvapnet - Finnish Air Force Hornets over the British Embassy Helsinki. This video demonstrates the bi-lateral integration Lapin lennosto through Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) training. The aim of the enhanced training is to strengthen the cooperation and interoperability of the Air Forces in the High North. Read more: https://bit.ly/3xrbUsA | Royal Ai