A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.
A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.
  • Switzerland flew fighter jets from a highway for the first time in more than 30 years.
  • It's part of the country's effort to practice decentralization of its air power.
  • "The war in Ukraine demonstrates the urgency of the situation," Switzerland said.

A European country watching the war in Ukraine just operated its fighter jets off a highway for the first time in more than three decades, following similar missions carried out by NATO militaries as they increasingly look for better ways to protect their aircraft.