The Gripens are coming.
Russia tried to break Ukraine from the skies. Ukraine is now building air power with Swedish fighters: buying up to 20 Gripen E/F for its future air force, while Sweden will donate 16 Gripen C/D. A new chapter for Ukraine’s air defence. (1/8)
Training of Ukrainian pilots and technicians is already underway and will expand this autumn. Gripen C/D can be delivered with weapons such as IRIS-T, AMRAAM and the long-range Meteor missile. This is about aircraft, weapons, skills and sustainment. (2/8)
Ukraine is not just receiving aircraft. Ukraine is building a modern air force able to fight, survive and adapt under the hardest conditions in Europe. Gripen C/D answers urgent needs. Gripen E/F builds the future. Together, they create momentum. (3/8)
Gripen was built for a country that may have to fight outnumbered, under pressure and from dispersed bases. That makes it highly relevant for Ukraine: high readiness, rapid turnaround, modern weapons and the ability to operate under constant threat. (4/8)
Ukraine intends to finance the purchase of Gripen E/F with EUR 2.5 billion from its EU loan. The long-term ambition is 100–150 Gripen aircraft. This first step can become a generational partnership between Sweden and Ukraine. (5/8)
When the necessary decisions and permits are in place, deliveries of Gripen C/D to Ukraine are planned to begin early next year. The aim is clear: strengthen Ukraine faster now, and build a modern air force for the decades ahead. (6/8)
This is part of Sweden’s 22nd military support package to Ukraine, worth approximately EUR 2.3 billion. With this package, Sweden’s total military support since Russia’s full-scale invasion reaches approximately EUR 11.8 billion. (7/8)
A stronger Ukrainian air force makes Ukraine safer, Europe stronger and Russia’s room for aggression smaller. The European country that knows most about the demands of this war has chosen Swedish Gripen. (8/8)
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During the night of 28 to 29 May, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks against civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine, in the vicinity of Romania’s river border.
A drone entered Romanian airspace, was tracked by radar systems as far as the Southern area of Galați municipality, and crashed onto the roof of a residential apartment building, the impact causing a fire.
Specialized teams from the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations and other Ministry of Internal Affairs structures, the Romanian Intelligence Service and the Romanian Police are operating at the scene.
Ministry of National Defence radar systems detected drones flying in the vicinity of Romanian airspace. Two F-16 aircraft on Romanian Air Policing combat service took off at 01:19 from the 86th Air Base in Fetești, supported by an IAR 330 SOCAT helicopter of the Romanian Air Force. The pilots were authorized to engage targets throughout the duration of the alert.
The National Military Command Centre (core) notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations to implement public alert measures. In this context, RO-Alert messages were issued for Tulcea, Galați and Brăila counties.
The situation is evolving, and we will provide further official information and updates as they become available.
The Ministry of National Defence was notified on Monday, June 29, that drone fragments had been reported in the area of Rachelu village, Luncavița commune, Tulcea County, following a call to the 112 Emergency Service made by a local resident.
Specialized teams from the Ministry of National Defence and other institutions within the national defence and security system arrived at the site and intervened in accordance with the established procedures, assessing the risks and securing the area.
Following the assessment of the situation, they confirmed the presence of an explosive charge.
The explosive charge was destroyed through a controlled detonation at the site on the morning of June 30, in a specially prepared location, by a team of specialists from the Ministry of National Defence, in full compliance with all procedures established for such situations and in complete safety for both the public and the personnel involved in the operation.
The case has been taken over by the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Constanța Court of Appeal.
Preliminary data resulting from the assessments carried out by specialists indicate that the fragments originate from a drone used in the attacks carried out by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian port infrastructure in April 2026, prior to the measures adopted to strengthen and adapt the air defence system following the serious incidents in Galați.
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Since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, more than 100 attacks have been recorded against targets on Ukrainian territory in the vicinity of Romania’s border. In this context, 29 unauthorized incursions of Russian drones into Romania’s national airspace have been recorded, while drones or drone fragments have been identified on Romanian territory in approximately 50 cases.
In 2026 alone, 33 attacks have been recorded in the vicinity of Romania’s border. As part of the measures taken to monitor and protect the national airspace, aircraft on Air Policing duty have been scrambled on 26 occasions. During the same period, 15 unauthorized drone incursions into Romania’s national airspace have been recorded, while drones or drone fragments have been identified on Romanian territory in 14 cases.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Mo 30. Sep 2024, 22:40
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Sa 10. Dez 2022, 14:53
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Fr 1. Mär 2024, 20:55Rheinmetall liefert weitere Skynex Flugabwehrsysteme an einen europäischen Kunden
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Mi 29. Mai 2024, 17:27
Mängel bei Skynex-Flugabwehr Geheimbericht: Ukraine wirft Rheinmetall-System Versagen vor
Ein bislang unbekannter interner Bericht aus ukrainischen Militärkreisen erhebt nach Informationen des Magazins „Stern“ schwere Vorwürfe gegen das Flugabwehrsystem Skynex des Rüstungskonzerns Rheinmetall. Das Dokument, das der Redaktion vorliegt, beschreibt erhebliche technische Probleme bei einem Einsatz während eines russischen Drohnenangriffs. Rheinmetall wies die Vorwürfe gegenüber dem Magazin zurück und erklärte, das System habe sich in der Ukraine als „außerordentlich effektiv und zuverlässig“ erwiesen.
Nach Angaben des vom „Stern“ zitierten Berichts soll Skynex am 1. April 2026 beim Schutz eines Industriegeländes im Westen der Ukraine weitgehend versagt haben. Eine russische Shahed-Drohne habe trotz mehrfacher Erfassungsmöglichkeiten nicht abgeschossen werden können. Zwei voneinander unabhängige Beteiligte hätten den Drohneneinschlag bestätigt. Dem Bericht zufolge waren zum Schutz des Geländes zwei Skynex-Systeme mit insgesamt acht 35-Millimeter-Kanonen, zwei Radaren und zwei Kommandoposten im Einsatz.
