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U.S. P-8 Patrol Planes Based in Oslo Fly Near Kaliningrad

Norway confirms U.S. P-8 flights from Oslo supporting NATO's Baltic Sentry vigilance.

A United States P-8 maritime patrol aircraft takes off in support of a NATO-led vigilance activity, Baltic Sentry, at Keflavík Air Base in Iceland on July 24, 2025.
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Overview

  • Norway’s armed forces said several U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidons are operating from Gardermoen to support allied activity in nearby regions.
  • Satellite imagery from Sept. 23 indicated two to three P-8s at Oslo’s military terminal, and flight-tracking showed at least one sortie off Russia’s Kaliningrad around Sept. 27.
  • The operations are tied to NATO’s enhanced vigilance activity Baltic Sentry, following a July Poseidon mission from Iceland under the same initiative.
  • Allied focus has intensified over threats to undersea cables and pipelines and reports of suspicious drones across Poland, Denmark, and Norway.
  • The U.S. Navy has not publicly commented, and there are no official reports of submarine contacts or other kinetic incidents.