UK Investing £300 Million In Ukrainian Gripen Support | Aviation Week

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Tony Osborne
July 16, 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Credit: Saab

LONDON—The UK is investing £300 million ($404.3 million) to support Ukraine’s purchase of Saab Gripen fighters. The funding, announced by Keir Starmer in one of his last acts as UK prime minister, will help Kyiv field a squadron of 16 new-build Gripen E fighters. They are due to begin entering…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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