Sweden will agree to transfer its Gripen aircraft to the Ukrainian armed forces on the condition it joins NATO.
Sweden will send Ukraine a new military aid package worth 2.2 billion kroner ($199 billion), mainly consisting of artillery ammunition, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson said.
Stockholm is also considering transferring Jas Gripen fighters to Kiev. The Swedish military must submit a report on the matter to the government by November 6.
The Defense Minister emphasized that Sweden must first become a NATO member for its own security before it can hand over these aircraft to Ukraine.
NATO expansion is blocked for the time being
Sweden submitted its application to join the North Atlantic Alliance together with Finland in May 2022, after Russia attacked Ukraine. Finland joined the pact in April, doubling Russia’s land border with NATO.
Sweden is still waiting for the green light from Turkey and Hungary, the only member states of the Alliance that have not yet ratified the documents regarding Stockholm’s admission to the pact.
Gripen fighters. Sweden is considering sending them to Ukraine
The JAS 39 Gripen is a fourth-generation fighter aircraft manufactured by Saab. The first flight took place in 1988 and after seven years the machine was put into service with the Swedish army. These fighters were also exported to the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Thailand.
The Gripen, like the Eurofighter Typhoon, is designed according to the duck pattern. It has greater maneuverability, but is therefore more difficult to control. The designers believe that it is a multi-purpose aircraft: it can fight, observe and share data with other aircraft at the same time. The radar system can detect air targets at a distance of 120 km and ground targets at a distance of 70 km.
Gripen can carry guided and unguided bombs, as well as air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles.
Source: Do Rzeczy

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