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- On April 15, Norway deployed F-35 fighter jets to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft approaching its airspace.
- The Quick Reaction Alert from Evenes Air Station lasted two hours and prioritized military operations over civilian air traffic, causing a Norwegian passenger flight to hold.
- Major Stian Roen of the Norwegian Air Force said the operation was routine, part of ongoing surveillance of Russian activity in the High North.
