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The Gripen and foreign arms sales (self.sweden)

submitted 2 years ago by Candelestine to c/sweden

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Hello Swedish friends.

I've been told before that Sweden cannot supply the Gripen fighters to Ukraine due to the country being at war.

While I understand the purposes and reasonings behind such a law, I was wondering if there is much of any talk within Sweden of changing this. Is it something the average Swedish citizen would have an opinion on? Is it debated?

I recently read that Ukrainians will be undergoing fighter training in Sweden. Does that mean the policy is potentially changing, and they will be receiving these much better-suited jets than the ones we Americans can sell them?

Thank you.

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[–] Candelestine 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, I cannot imagine a scenario where Russian troops arrive at the Swedish mainland. They'd have to go through Finland first, and unfortunately for them, they're very bad at that.

I suppose there aren't really that many potential buyers. Most countries with an interest in modern jets don't have the huge tracts of lightly-developed land where it shines. I don't think Canada faces invasion any time soon. Some small South American markets, perhaps.