-b91db7920be51ff183d636649cfdf7c7.jpeg "A MiG-29 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (Source: KpsZSU/X)")
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![A Gripen fighter jet of the Hungarian Air Force fires an infrared countermeasure over the Danube River in Budapest on August 20, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Gripen fighter jet of the Hungarian Air Force fires an infrared countermeasure over the Danube River in Budapest on August 20, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft performs an aerial display during a media preview for the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 4, 2018. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft performs an aerial display during a media preview for the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 4, 2018. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk past a Gripen fighter jet after they delivered a joint press conference in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk past a Gripen fighter jet after they delivered a joint press conference in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
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As Ukraine seeks to modernize its air force and counter Russia’s entrenched air dominance, Sweden’s Gripen-E multirole fighter is emerging as a realistic and highly survivable option. The aircraft’s agility, electronic warfare resilience, and networked combat capability could offer Ukraine the means to contest Russian airspace on more equal terms.![Ukrainian Su-24M armed with Storm Shadows/SCALP cruise missiles on a runway. (Source: Ukrainian Air Forces)]( "Ukrainian Su-24M armed with Storm Shadows/SCALP cruise missiles on a runway. (Source: Ukrainian Air Forces)")
![Zelenskyy and Kristersson Meet in Sweden’s Gripen Jet Hub for Key Defense Talks]( "Zelenskyy and Kristersson Meet in Sweden’s Gripen Jet Hub for Key Defense Talks")
![A UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter (R) and an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter land onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on June 7, 2022, during the BALTOPS 22 Exercise in the Baltic Sea. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter (R) and an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter land onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on June 7, 2022, during the BALTOPS 22 Exercise in the Baltic Sea. (Source: Getty Images)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
