Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark have signed a letter of intent to join NATO's multinational fleet for air refueling and transport aircraft (MRTT). The agreement was signed by the countries' defense ministers during NATO's ministerial meeting on June 5 in Brussels.

The initiative aims to strengthen Nordic cooperation within the framework of the alliance's joint capabilities, and includes strategic air transport, air refueling, and medical evacuation.

– After Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, Nordic defense cooperation has deepened to also include the elements that are part of the alliance's joint deterrence and defense. This strengthens and complements the defense capability in the Nordic countries, but also in the Euro-Atlantic area, says Finland's Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen in a press release from the Finnish Ministry of Defense.

The multinational MRTT fleet is an existing NATO project with participation from several European member countries. The fleet consists of Airbus A330 MRTT, an aircraft system with the capacity for air refueling, troop and material transport, as well as medical evacuation missions.