#Gripen
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-2606edaa971e9cff8f95958489391e10.jpeg "Russian Tu-22M3 bomber escorted by a Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter over the Baltic Sea during an interception mission. (Source: Swedish Air Force)")
![Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) greets Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) before their talks in Lviv on April 17, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) greets Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) before their talks in Lviv on April 17, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![“Airborne Within Five Minutes”: What Gripen Jets Would Mean for Ukraine—A Former Swedish Air Force Pilot]( "“Airborne Within Five Minutes”: What Gripen Jets Would Mean for Ukraine—A Former Swedish Air Force Pilot")
Article with video![Rafale jet fighter, drones and ammunitions. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Rafale jet fighter, drones and ammunitions. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Saab JAS-39E Gripen participates in the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, on July 19, 2025. (Photo by Jon Hobley | MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)]( "A Saab JAS-39E Gripen participates in the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, on July 19, 2025. (Photo by Jon Hobley | MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)")
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![Swedish MFA: We Also See Russia as a Threat]( "Swedish MFA: We Also See Russia as a Threat")
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![Photo of Olena Blizniakova]( "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
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As Russia’s full-scale war nears its fourth year, Sweden keeps stepping up to support Ukraine. In an exclusive interview, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard outlines new aid for 2026 and highlights growing military cooperation—including plans to train Ukrainian pilots on Swedish jets.![A Swedish Saab Gripen F fighter performs during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, on October 11, 2012. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Swedish Saab Gripen F fighter performs during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, on October 11, 2012. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) is displayed outside the MBDA exhibition hall during the Farnborough International Airshow 2022 on July 19, 2022, in Farnborough, England. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) is displayed outside the MBDA exhibition hall during the Farnborough International Airshow 2022 on July 19, 2022, in Farnborough, England. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustrative image. Fighter jets fly in Christmas tree formation over Copenhagen and the Oeresund region on December 16, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. Fighter jets fly in Christmas tree formation over Copenhagen and the Oeresund region on December 16, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustrative image. Pilot of the Su-27 Ukrainian Air Force with a call sign “Viking.” (Source: Ukrainian Air Force)]( "Illustrative image. Pilot of the Su-27 Ukrainian Air Force with a call sign “Viking.” (Source: Ukrainian Air Force)")
![Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets with Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft in the air, circa 2008. (Source: SAAB)]( "Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets with Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft in the air, circa 2008. (Source: SAAB)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Ukraine could enter 2026 with its most dramatic military upgrade yet—combining Western fighter jets, airborne early warning aircraft, next-generation European air defense systems, and a new generation of Ukrainian-made ballistic and cruise missiles.
-da3d9b88efb4b978fa15568884ef067f.jpg "Swedish MFA: We Also See Russia as a Threat")
-73e9c0fd8873a094288a7552f3ac2ab4.jpg "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
