Finland Opens Airspace To Allied Surveillance Flights

RC-135W Rivet Joint

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
Finland has begun allowing allies to conduct surveillance flights along the country’s 1,300-km border with Russia. The first flight was performed on March 23 by a U.S. Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft. The flight occurred as the Nordic country takes its final steps toward...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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