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Sweden and Ukraine eye export deal for up to 150 Gripen fighter jets

22 October 2025 20:52 (UTC +04:00)

Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could see it supply up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, APA reports.

The two leaders met for talks in Linkoping in southern Sweden and visited Saab, which is the maker of the JAS 39 Gripen fighter, the GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, missile systems, anti-tank infantry weapons and other equipment.

Kristersson told a news conference the two countries had signed a long-term cooperation agreement over air defences. The cooperation included the possibility of exporting 100 to 150 new Gripen E fighter jets in what would easily be Sweden's biggest ever aircraft export order.

"We fully realise it's a long road ahead of us," Kristersson said with a Gripen in Swedish livery in the background.

"But from today we are committed to exploring all the possibilities in providing Ukraine with a large amount of Gripen fighters in the future."