#Ukraine Air Force
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![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)")
![An A-10 Thunderbolt fires rockets during a US Air Force firepower demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range, September 14, 2007, near Indian Springs, Nevada. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An A-10 Thunderbolt fires rockets during a US Air Force firepower demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range, September 14, 2007, near Indian Springs, Nevada. (Source: Getty Images)")
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New photos of an A-10C Thunderbolt II returning to Portsmouth from a CENTCOM deployment show two Shahed-type drone silhouettes on its nose, alongside “Ares” nose art. While the US Air Force has not confirmed the engagements, the markings suggest the Warthog has been actively used to shoot down low-cost drones in the theater.
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