US fighter jets begin arriving in Greenland amid NORAD coordination

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA: US fighter jets have started arriving in Greenland, according to a joint statement by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The aircraft are scheduled to be stationed at the US military base on the island in the coming days.

NORAD confirmed that the Greenlandic government has been informed about the deployment plans. The agency also noted that the new aircraft shipment is fully coordinated with the Danish government, and all necessary diplomatic clearances for the US forces have been obtained.

Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark. In 1951, the United States and Denmark signed a defense agreement in which the US pledged to protect Greenland from potential aggression.

 Later, in 1958, the US and Canada signed the NORAD treaty at the start of the Cold War, with the primary objective of providing early warning of ballistic missile launches.