#Ukraine Air Force
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-b91db7920be51ff183d636649cfdf7c7.jpeg "A MiG-29 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (Source: KpsZSU/X)")
![A Ukrainian Mirage 2000 during preparation for a combat mission. (Source: KpsZSU/X, MarcinRogowsk14/X)]( "A Ukrainian Mirage 2000 during preparation for a combat mission. (Source: KpsZSU/X, MarcinRogowsk14/X)")
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A newly released video from the Ukrainian Air Force shows a Mirage 2000 on patrol, bearing six cruise missile kill markings—underscoring its active role in defending Ukrainian skies as Kyiv and Paris deepen their military partnership.![A Rafale jet fighter on the tarmac before the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on November 17, 2025, at the Villacoublay air base near Paris. (Source: via REUTERS)]( "A Rafale jet fighter on the tarmac before the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on November 17, 2025, at the Villacoublay air base near Paris. (Source: via REUTERS)")
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In a landmark move to strengthen Ukraine’s long-term air power, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a 10-year defense agreement in Paris that paves the way for Ukraine to receive Rafale multirole fighter jets, SAMP/T air-defense systems, missiles, and anti-drone technology.![Russian soldiers enter the embattled town of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on November 10, 2025. (Source: Social Media/via REUTERS)]( "Russian soldiers enter the embattled town of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on November 10, 2025. (Source: Social Media/via REUTERS)")
![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.
