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

Mats Nyström/Försvarsmakten

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.

Swedish Armed Forces

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.

US Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn

A Swedish-made fighter jet could tip the scales against Russia in Ukraine, but it might not get there any time soon

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Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over Gotland in the Baltic
A Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over the Baltic Sea in May 2022.

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