Overview
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the document in Linköping on Oct. 22, announcing plans to explore a large-scale fighter transfer.
- Swedish broadcaster TV4 reports the framework contemplates 100–150 Gripen E jets, which would rank among Saab’s largest exports if concluded.
- Officials say timing, financing and scope remain open, with further negotiations required before any procurement can proceed.
- Defense Minister Pål Jonson has stated that new-build Gripen sales to Ukraine would occur only after the war with Russia ends.
- Swedish media indicate a possible interim option involving a small number of older Gripen C/D aircraft as Sweden transitions to the E variant.