The Swedish Air Force announced the successful interception of two Russian SU-30 planes believed to be carrying KH-31 missiles over the Baltic Sea, which borders NATO members Sweden and Finland. KH-31 missiles are advanced anti-ship weapons equipped with radar seekers to track down and destroy war vessels. An X post from the Swedish Air Force stated: "The Swedish Air Force's incident readiness unit conducted operations on Wednesday in international airspace over the southern Baltic Sea. "A JAS 39 Gripen identified a pair of Russian fighter aircraft of the SU-30 type. Subsequently, a Russian reconnaissance aircraft of the IL-20 type was escorted."