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Ukraine to receive first Gripen jets in 2027, new model from 2030

The E version of the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter was rolled out at the SAAB in Linkoping, Sweden, on May 18, 2016. (File photo: Reuters)

UPPSALA — ​Ukraine ​will receive its first Saab Gripen ​fighter ⁠jets of the models C and D ⁠in 2027 and new Gripen Model ​E and ​F jets ‌from 2030 onwards, ​Swedish ⁠Prime Minister ⁠Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday.

According to the Swedish government, Ukraine plans to buy up to 20 latest model Gripen jet fighter jets, and Sweden will donate 16 older Gripen jets.

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