Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets land on motorway

An F-35A Lockheed Martin fighter jet lands on a motorway, in Tervo, Finland September 21, 2023. NTB/Ole Andreas Vekve via REUTERS

OSLO (Reuters) - A pair of F-35A Lockheed Martin fighter jets have landed on a motorway for the first time, footage from the Norwegian military showed, a step that enables them to reduce vulnerable time on the ground in times of war.

The two Royal Norwegian Air Force aircraft landed in Tervo, central Finland, on Thursday afternoon as part of a military exercise.