Ukrainian air force could acquire up to 150 Gripen E fighters from 2026 via pact with Sweden

Ukraine has announced its interest in making a possible major acquisition of Saab Gripen E fighters, with a letter of intent (LOI) having been signed with the Swedish government on 22 October. Writing on X after a meeting with Swedish Prime...

Luzon Economic Corridor boosted by Swedish grant

THE Luzon Economic Corridor initiative has gained momentum with Sweden extending a $1.3-million grant to support the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway Project. The funding, to be coursed via Swedfund International, will be used for a...

Zelensky met with representatives of Saab company in Sweden to discuss joint production of drones

Stock Photo: Getty Images During Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Sweden on Wednesday, the president of Ukraine talked about working with Saab, a Swedish company, to produce drones together. Source: press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf...

Ukrainian president, Saab leadership discuss joint drone production

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he discussed joint drone production with the leadership of Saab. He announced this during a joint press briefing with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the Saab plant, according to an...

Ukraine To Receive Up To 150 Newest Swedish Gripen E Fighters

9 Details of the deal have been revealed. Sweden will sell 120-150 modern Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighters to Ukraine. They are already starting to be produced, and the whole deal will stretch over 10-15 years. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine citing...

Russia holds nuclear drills, Ukraine seeks Swedish jets as Trump delays summit

Russia said on Wednesday it had carried out a major training exercise involving nuclear weapons, a day after the United States announced a delay in plans for a second summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine....

“Rare Feat” For Gripen-E Fighter? Bigger, Smarter, AI-Ready Jet Gets Delivered To Sweden 6 Years After Its Client State

Six years after Brazil took delivery of the Gripen E fighter jet, the Swedish Air Force has finally received its first domestically produced 4.5-generation Gripen E aircraft. This perhaps marks the first instance in global aviation history when a...

Media reports say Sweden wants to sell Ukraine 120 Gripen aircraft

Sweden wants to sell Ukraine a large number of the latest version of the JAS 39 Gripen E aircraft. According to Swedish TV channel TV4 Nyheterna, the expected number is 120 units. This means that this sale will be twice as large as Sweden's...

Swedish Army receives first Gripen E fighters as rollout enhances sensor range and EW resilience

Sweden formally received its first JAS 39 Gripen E during a handover at Skaraborg Air Wing F 7 in Såtenäs, confirming the start of operational rollout to Flygvapnet units. The milestone anchors a 60-aircraft program and adds a modern...

Zelensky to visit Sweden for defence export announcement

STOCKHOLM: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Sweden on Wednesday for a defence export announcement with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Their meeting will take place in Linkoping, where defence company Saab manufactures the...

Beijing has the global tech industry held by its throat with rare earths

In recent years, the West has relinquished control of rare earths-17 discreet and ubiquitous metals-to Beijing. Smartphones, wind turbines, engines, missiles, sensors: behind every super-powerful magnet, every catalyst, lies a chemical alphabet...

Sweden Pushes Ahead With Future Fighter Program

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Sweden has moved ahead with plans for a new-generation combat aircraft, with defense firm Saab having received an...

Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden

Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Wednesday after the signing of a letter of intent on stepping up aviation cooperation between the two countries. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President...

US sanctions hit Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil

Trump has held off on new sanctions for months, saying he hoped to persuade Putin to make peace despite growing frustration with the Kremlin leader. But the 79-year-old Republican’s patience apparently ran out in the space of the six days since he...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy in Sweden to explore defence export deal at Saab

By Simon Johnson LINKOPING, Sweden (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was visiting Sweden on Wednesday to discuss a possible export deal with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at Swedish defence industry group Saab. Saab is...

Colour e-paper screen offers high-res video with low energy use

Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss displayed on an iPhone (left), on which a small e-paper display with the same image (right) is placed Kingston Frameworks; Kunli Xiong et al. (2025) A new kind of colour e-paper can present bright, high-resolution and...

Ukraine, Sweden sign letter of intent to purchase 100 to 150 Gripen E fighters

Photo: https://www.bbc.com Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed on Wednesday a letter of intent to purchase 100 to 150 Gripen E fighters, the most modern version of the aircraft. "President...

Zelenskyy, Swedish Prime Minister discuss air defense, energy, sanctions against Russia

During their meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson discussed the possibilities of restoring Ukrainian energy, air defense, as well as sanctions against Russia. "I informed them about our main...

Eighteen new film projects to be showcased at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event’s Works in Progress

22/10/2025 - From dark comedies and psychological dramas to family adventures and youth stories, this year’s selection promises a vibrant blend of voices and genres from Europe and beyond Crickets Sing in the Rye by Yevhen Khvorostianko...

Sweden Receives First Gripen E

The first Gripen E of the Swedish Air Force’s has been delivered to the Skaraborg Wing (F 7) at Satenas air base, near Lidköping, on Oct. 20, 2025. The unit is the main base for the Swedish Gripen fleet, and also acts as the Operational Conversion...