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Sweden signed a deal with Ukraine today on the training of Ukrainian pilots on Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter Jets to start. 🇺🇦🇸🇪 (twitter.com)

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[–] BombOmOm 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I remember a year ago, people were arguing that F-16 is too logistically difficult for Ukraine. And now they are getting F-16s and Gripen, while in talks to get F-18s as well.

Really makes the previous complaints look quite unfounded.

[–] AwkwardPenguin 3 points 1 year ago

Or the preparedness have changed based on new Intel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

@BombOmOm I don't think they have been promised Gripens or even Hornets yet? Swedes are only training and Australia is considering giving their old Hornets

I think the Brits were training them on another fighter in RAF service too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not promised, but these rumors often have a somewhat known results. Think himars, tank, patriot... There would be no reason to train pilots on the gripen or f-16, if there wasn't at least some willingness to actually supply the planes as well.

[–] sokil 2 points 1 year ago

I don't remember hearing anything about the Brits training Ukrainian pilots (would be really cool if they are, though!), but I've heard multiple times that the French are training them on the Mirage 2000.