Sweden’s Gripen Jets ‘Don’t Make Sense’ for Ukraine for Now: Dutch Defense Chief

stlbeacon.org - 11/29/2024

The Netherlands’ top defense official has downplayed the prospect of transferring Swedish Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine now, saying such a move would not “make sense” at this time. Gen. Onno Eichelsheim, Amsterdam’s Chief of Defense and the most senior military advisor to the defense minister, told Breaking Defense that Kyiv is facing a shortage of pilots, which would complicate the integration of additional aircraft like the Gripen.

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