Sweden will donate 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to Ukraine and enable the procurement of up to 20 Gripen E/F aircraft through a €2.5B EU Ukraine Support Loan.

❗️BREAKING: Sweden aims to donate 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to Ukraine and enable Kyiv to procure up to 20 Gripen E/F aircraft with €2.5B from the EU Ukraine Support Loan. Deliveries of the first Gripen C/D jets are planned for early 2027, while Gripen E deliveries are expected from 2030. Sweden will also provide maintenance and training support under a major defense deal. #Ukraine

#Ukraine to procure Swedish fighter jets. Ukraine's highest priority is air defence. To strengthen Ukrainian air defence, #Sweden and Ukraine launch a major defence deal, in which Ukraine acquires Swedish Gripen fighter jets. As a first step, the Swedish Government enables the procurement of up to twenty Gripen E/F aircraft, for which Ukraine plans to allocate 2.5 billion euros from the EU's Ukraine Support Loan. Joint Press Statement 28 May 2026 📎 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/cpilna-zayava-dlya-presi-104645