Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson published a three-part post describing a previously undisclosed incident in the Øresund in February 2026, when the Swedish Navy vessel HMS Rapp was tasked to monitor and protect the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort group during a visit to Malmö, Sweden. According to Jonson, while HMS Rapp was following the movements of the Russian signals intelligence vessel Zhigulevsk as it transited the Øresund, Rapp's onboard systems detected a Russian drone operating in the area. Jonson states that the drone flight was unauthorized ("olovlig rysk drönarflygning") and that the crew of HMS Rapp quickly acted to protect the French allies by jamming and neutralizing the drone's activity. He emphasizes the crew's high readiness and rapid action, and frames the incident as demonstrating the importance of professionalism and decisiveness in protecting both Sweden and its allies from such activities near Swedish waters.

Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson published a three-part post describing a previously undisclosed incident in the Øresund in February 2026, when the Swedish Navy vessel HMS Rapp was tasked to monitor and protect the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort group during a visit to Malmö, Sweden. According to Jonson, while HMS Rapp was following the movements of the Russian signals intelligence vessel Zhigulevsk as it transited the Øresund, Rapp's onboard systems detected a Russian drone operating in the area. Jonson states that the drone flight was unauthorized ("olovlig rysk drönarflygning") and that the crew of HMS Rapp quickly acted to protect the French allies by jamming and neutralizing the drone's activity. He emphasizes the crew's high readiness and rapid action, and frames the incident as demonstrating the importance of professionalism and decisiveness in protecting both Sweden and its allies from such activities near Swedish waters.