Overview
- Ukraine and Sweden signed a defence‑innovation Letter of Intent, and Denys Shmyhal announced a memorandum with Saab to localize Gripen production from 2033.
- Kyiv asked Stockholm to start training Gripen pilots as soon as possible and says personnel can deploy to Sweden immediately.
- Sweden’s defence minister said financing talks are progressing, with export credits, frozen Russian assets and Sweden’s assistance funds under consideration, and two joint working groups created to prepare the contract.
- Sweden presented the package to a 16‑nation coalition of willing partners, and officials note supply‑chain stakeholders could have added incentives to co‑finance.
- Ukraine is pressing for initial Gripen C/D deliveries in 2026 and early‑year training for pilots and mechanics, though Sweden previously said 2026 deliveries were not on the table.