Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"Is there any good reason why Swedish AF did not shot them down?"
The Russians and the Swedes have been playing these games since the end of WW2 - - you don't shoot people down unless you want to start a war.
It's all (reasonably) well calibrated - no-one is going to start a war over a 2 plane incursion
Why do they need to have an airforce then? Just make an aviation club - it is much cheaper for taxpayers. Intentional airspace violation with our without nuclear weapons shall be punished. Ask Turkish AF about the story with russian jetfighter.