Analysis: Ukraine Plans 250-Aircraft Fleet, Prioritizes Swedish Gripens – Zelensky

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According to the latest edition of the Defence Key Figures, as of December 31, 2024, the Air & Space Army had five Mirage 2000-5F fewer by

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"I'm conducting three parallel talks about aircraft – with the Swedes, the French, and the Americans," said Volodymyr Zelensky. Modernization of Ukraine's fighter fleet is to focus on three types of aircraft: the F-16, the Gripen, and the Rafale. Currently, Kyiv has several dozen F-16s and likely several Mirage 2000-5Fs (more are expected to be delivered), alongside post-Soviet aircraft, albeit integrated with Western weapons (including the MiG-…