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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

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 08:17

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.
Photo by DAPHNE BENOIT/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukranie, Russia, Gripen, France, Sweden, fighter-jets

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

Thu, 05/30/2024 - 17:30

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.
Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg/US Air Force

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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

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 11:59

Saab JAS-39C Gripen — A Saab JAS-39C Gripen at RAF Fairford during the Royal Military Air Tattoo on July 15, 2023.
Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, Sweden, Gripen, NATO

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

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 14:09

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.
Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/A

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Sweden, Gripen, fighter-jets, Russia

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

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 15:27

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

Military & Defense, NATO, Ukraine, Russia, F-16, Gripen

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

Sun, 08/20/2023 - 00:04

Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen — A Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen on August 7, 2010.
REUTERS/Stringer

Military & Defense, News, Gripen, F-16, Ukraine, russia-ukraine, Russia

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

Sun, 07/23/2023 - 08:47

Sweden JAS-39 Gripens — Gripens over Sweden in May 2020.
Swedish Armed Forces

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, Sweden, JAS 39, Gripen, fighter jet

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

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 18:07

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

Military & Defense, International, Ukraine, Ukrainian air force, Russia, F-16, JAS 39

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

Sun, 02/05/2023 - 09:47

Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over Gotland in the Baltic — A Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over the Baltic Sea in May 2022.
TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS

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