Sweden plans to supply Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets
Sweden plans to supply the Ukrainian Air Force with JAS 39 fighter jets, as Ukraine is currently in desperate need of any type of Western fighter jet. With Sweden and Finland on the cusp of joining NATO, and after decades of neutrality.
Saab JAS 39 Gripen (Griffin) Test Flight over Gibraltar
Sweden is joining Nato: what that means for the alliance and the war in Ukraine
In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto on Sweden joining Nato, thereby removing all the barriers to its membership of the military alliance.
Hungary quickly followed suit and, as a result of the two countries’ support, a consensus was able to be reached at the 2023 Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreeing to support Sweden’s bid to join will be touted as one of the key achievements of the summit.
Sweden submitted its formal application for membership in May 2022 alongside Finland, which was admitted into the alliance in April 2023.
After joining NATO, Czech Republic and Hungary got Gripens.