Two Norwegian F-35 jets were deployed on January 15 to protect Poland's airspace due to Russian aircraft attacking Ukraine. This was the first time such an incident had occurred, according to NATO Air Command.

While the Norwegian jets are primarily in Poland to help defend a key logistics hub bringing materiel into Ukraine, rogue Russian missiles and drones have entered Polish airspace several times since the full-scale invasion began.

NATO scrambled Norwegian F-35 fighter jets stationed in Poland for the first time to protect airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine on Jan. 15, the NATO Air Command reported on X. Russia attacked Ukraine using cruise and ballistic missiles on Jan.

"Yesterday, two Norwegian F-35s stationed in Poland scrambled in response to a massive number of airborne Russian aircraft," reported NATO Air Command. "This is the first time the Norwegian jets have scrambled in active air defence of Polish Airspace,

Poland scrambled its military aircraft in response to Russia's massive missile attack on the territory of Ukraine on the morning of Wednesday, 15 January. Source: European Pravda, citing a post by Poland's Ministry of Defence Details: The Polish military stated that "in connection with the attack carried out by the Russian Federation,