By Eliza Popova
140 million Swedish crowns will go to the British International Assistance Fund of Ukraine for weapons. It is noted that the Swedish army was tasked with training Ukrainian pilots and service personnel for the operation of Jas-39 Gripen. Planes can strengthen Ukrainian air defense. Jas-39 Gripen is a Swedish multi-purpose fighter. It was created by Saab. The first flight of the aircraft took place in 1986, with further adopted in 1996.
A total of about 250 Gripen fighters were made, which is several times smaller than the US F-16. The peculiarity of the aircraft is that it is undemanding to the quality of the runway. Therefore, some experts believe that Gripen is better suited to Ukraine. Weapons Gripen: Recall that on May 25, Sweden declared their readiness to teach Ukrainian pilots to manage GriPen, but to transfer them to Ukraine is not ready.
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