NATO's air policing mission is getting riskier for the F-35s, Gripens, F-16s, and other fighter jets at the front

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Spain's Eurofighter Typhoon military fighter jets are among the host of jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission, pictured here in Lithuanian airspace.

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War in Ukraine would be a tough test of Sweden's Gripen, a jet made for a fight with Russia it's never seen

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A Gripen aircraft performs at an air show in India.

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Like the F-16, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters are good planes, but they aren't the best Western jets for Ukraine

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A photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows a French Mirage 2000-5 in the Djiboutian air space.
A photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows a French Mirage 2000-5 in the Djiboutian air space.

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Why the Swedish and Finnish Air Forces are a powerful add to NATO

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Three Swedish Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets escort a B-52H Stratofortress in a 2022 flight.
Three Swedish Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets escort a B-52H Stratofortress in a 2022 flight.

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Gripen fighters built to battle Russian jets are on the table for Ukraine, but only if Sweden gets to join NATO, Stockholm says

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A Saab JAS-39C Gripen at RAF Fairford during the Royal Military Air Tattoo on July 15, 2023.

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Sweden is exploring giving Ukraine its Gripens, fighters said to be by far the 'most suitable' of the available Western jets for battling Russia: report

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A Finnish Air Force's F-18 takes off from Orland Air Base during the The Arctic Fighter Meet exercises occurring from August 21 to 25 in Brekstad, located west of Trondheim, Norway, on August 23, 2023.
A Finnish Air Force's F-18 takes off from Orland Air Base during the The Arctic Fighter Meet exercises occurring from August 21 to 25 in Brekstad, located west of Trondheim, Norway, on August 23, 2023.

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Ukrainian pilots are finally learning to use F-16s, and NATO training plans have said they could be taught to fly other fighter jets too

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Swedish JAS 39 Gripens taxiing at Bodö airport before takeoff during NATO exercise Trident Juncture 18 on November 2, 2018.

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Zelenskyy begins talks with Sweden about receiving Gripen jets, which some experts think could give Ukraine a better chance at taking on Russia's air defenses

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Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen
A Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen on August 7, 2010.

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The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet

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Sweden JAS-39 Gripens
Gripens over Sweden in May 2020.

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How Russia could spot Ukrainian F-16s before they even got off the ground, according to an air-warfare expert

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Ukraine Su-27 F-16
A US Air National Guard F-16C parked at Mirgorod Air Base as a Ukrainian Su-27 takes off in July 2011.

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