Fighter planes of the Finnish and Swedish air forces carried out joint military maneuvers on Monday.

The Arctic Fighter Meet tactical exercise was launched in Swedish airspace, local media reported.

Participating in the exercise were about eight JAS-39 Gripen fighters of the Swedish Air Force and up to six F-18 Hornets and two Hawk jet trainers of the Finnish Air Force.

The joint exercise is aimed to develop procedures for cross-border flight maneuvers and coordinate operations by airbases of the two countries.

Source: Xinhua