Hello Swedish friends.
I’ve been told before that Sweden cannot supply the Gripen fighters to Ukraine due to the country being at war.
While I understand the purposes and reasonings behind such a law, I was wondering if there is much of any talk within Sweden of changing this. Is it something the average Swedish citizen would have an opinion on? Is it debated?
I recently read that Ukrainians will be undergoing fighter training in Sweden. Does that mean the policy is potentially changing, and they will be receiving these much better-suited jets than the ones we Americans can sell them?
Thank you.
Yes, I cannot imagine a scenario where Russian troops arrive at the Swedish mainland. They’d have to go through Finland first, and they’re unfortunately very bad at that.
I suppose there aren’t really that many potential buyers. Most countries with an interest in modern jets don’t have the huge tracts of lightly-developed land where it shines. I don’t think Canada faces invasion any time soon. Some small South American markets, perhaps.