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Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist to visit international air exercise in Luleå

The aim of ACE 21 is to strengthen the interoperability and operational capabilities of the participating countries’ air forces. The combined Nordic air space offers unique training opportunities for realistic air combat training in a vast flying area, containing several air bases and a firing range.

“Defence cooperation between the Nordic countries strengthens our joint military capabilities and contributes to stability in our part of Europe. The Nordic countries share basic values and security interests. We cooperate in several formats, both bilaterally and multilaterally,” says Mr Hultqvist.

The ACE exercises are held every other year and ACE 21 is a further development of previous exercises. During ACE 19, the exercise reached ‘flag level’ for the first time, which is the highest level of complexity and difficulty that an international air exercise can offer. During ACE 21, the goal is to again reach ‘flag level’. ACE 21 will be conducted from four air bases in three countries: Norrbotten Wing in Luleå, Sweden, Bodö Air Base and Örland Air Base in Norway, and Lapland Air Command in Rovaniemi, Finland.

“ACE 21 is Europe’s largest air exercise held at ‘flag level’ and is a concrete example of Nordic-transatlantic cooperation in the defence area,” says Mr Hultqvist.

Between 7–18 June, two air exercises will be conducted each weekday. In the mornings, flights will take place in three exercise areas – one in Norway, one in Sweden and one in Finland. In the afternoons, all nations will fly in the unique ACE 21 exercise area in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

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