Sweden's early warning plane will be a boost for Ukraine's air defenses and F-16 fighters

• Sweden will send an ASC 890 aircraft to Ukraine in a $1.23 billion aid package.
• The airborne early warning plane enhances Ukraine's range against airborne and maritime targets.
• Sweden will also includes tanks, artillery ammunition, and more in its aid package.

Sweden will be delivering an ASC 890 airborne early warning and control aircraft to Ukraine, stepping up its alert system and range, as part of its $1.23 billion aid package announced Wednesday.

Pål Jonson, Sweden's minister of defense, said the aircraft will provide Ukraine "with a new capability against both airborne and maritime targets."