Ukraine will receive 150 Gripen fighters - Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine expects to receive 150 Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters, The first of which may arrive as early as 2026.
«We are counting on 150 Gripen for Ukraine, and the first ones should arrive next year. There has never been such a large-scale agreement on combat aircraft for our country. This is a historic achievement,“ Zelenskyy stressed.
An unprecedented aviation deal
The transfer of Gripen aircraft will be one of the largest programmes of aviation cooperation between Ukraine and Sweden.
Some of the aircraft are expected to be new, and some of them transferred from the Swedish Air Force after modernisation.
Gripen is lightweight multifunctional fighter aircraft of the 4th generation, The aircraft is capable of carrying air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and operating as part of NATO systems.
Context.
The issue of the transfer of Swedish aircraft has been actively discussed in recent months.
In September, the Swedish government announced that it was ready to Resume training of Ukrainian pilots і Consider transferring part of the park to Gripen in consultation with NATO allies.
Kyiv emphasises that these aircraft significantly strengthen air defence and provide air superiority.
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