Sweden to supply Gripen fighters as Ukraine seeks more air power

🇸🇪 PM Kristersson: Secondly, Sweden is donating 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter jets to Ukraine! Delivery of these jets will begin in early 2027. We will also provide maintenance and training here in Sweden, along with all the necessary components to enable full use of the system.

With the Ukraine war deep into its fourth year, Russia has intensified attacks across the country. But even amid the barrage, Ukraine says it is adapting and carrying out increasingly sophisticated drone strikes deep inside Russia. https://to.pbs.org/4o3DFkU

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The UK welcomes a major new Swedish fighter jet deal which will strengthen Ukraine and boost British jobs! The deal will see 16 Swedish Gripen aircraft urgently gifted to Ukraine to help in the defence against Russian aggression. Ukraine will also be purchasing 20 new Gripen aircraft... 1/2

Romania said that a drone injured two people in the southeastern city of Galati during an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine, the first time in the war that a drone had hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injuries reut.rs/4dQhtWK

Meet the Gripens! Ukraine will receive 16 Saab JAS-39 Gripen-C/D fighters from Sweden by early 2027. Pilot training has already started. They will include the BVR Meteor air-to-air missile, with a 200 km range. Russia is not happy. Another 20 Gripen-E/F models will be delivered in 2030.

#Ukraine to procure Swedish fighter jets. Ukraine's highest priority is air defence. To strengthen Ukrainian air defence, #Sweden and Ukraine launch a major defence deal, in which Ukraine acquires Swedish Gripen fighter jets Joint Press Statement 28 May 2026 📎 www.president.gov.ua/en/news/cpil...

🇸🇪🇺🇦“Sweden to deliver first 16 Gripen fighters to Ukraine in early 2027” ❤️THANK YOU SWEEDEN

Sweden will gift 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine and facilitate the purchase of a further 20 new aircraft, in a deal that will see essential components built in Britain and support more than 5,000 UK jobs, https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sweden-gifts-16-gripens-to-ukraine-with-uk-industry-backing/

🇺🇦🇸🇪 Sweden is giving Ukraine its first 16 Jas 39 Gripen C/D fighter jets – completely free of charge. The deliveries are expected to begin in early 2027. Another 20 Gripen E/F jets have been purchased through an EU-backed loan – as the first step.

@mylovanov.bsky.social Reuters: Ukraine is going to receive Swedish first 16 Gripen fighter jets in 2027. The multibillion deal consists of 150 aircraft. Gripens are built for exactly the kind of war Ukraine is fighting: - dispersed airfields - constant missile threats x.com/mylovanov/st...

Good night. An expansion into another country, Romania, of the Russia-Ukraine war? Tragic how "normal" war and attacks have become.

Sweden to transfer 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D aircraft to Ukraine in early 2027, another 22 new E models by 2030 #Ukraine

During a visit to Sweden, President Zelenskyy signed a defense cooperation declaration with PM Ulf Kristersson. Sweden announced it will deliver 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter jets to Ukraine in early 2027, out of 150 promised, to enhance Ukraine's combat aviation capabilities. 🎥:Zelenskyy / Official

1/8 Dmytro Kuleba may have said it best: Ukraine is not moving north geographically. It is moving north strategically. The Gripen deal is not just about fighter jets. It is about identity, doctrine, and who stands with Ukraine when history turns violent.