{"id":695726,"date":"2026-07-17T00:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/695726\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T00:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:08:10","slug":"uk-investing-300-million-in-ukrainian-gripen-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/695726\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Investing \u00a3300 Million In Ukrainian Gripen Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON\u2014The UK is investing \u00a3300 million ($404.3 million) to support Ukraine\u2019s 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…<\/p>\n

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