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 "slug": "sweden-saab-16-gripen-e-ukraine-24-6-billion-sek-fmv",
 "title": "Saab Signs a SEK 24.6 Billion Contract for 16 Gripen E Fighters for Ukraine, Delivery 2029–2030",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/sweden-saab-16-gripen-e-ukraine-24-6-billion-sek-fmv/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/sweden-saab-16-gripen-e-ukraine-24-6-billion-sek-fmv/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-30T13:59:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:56.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinköping, 30 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * On 30 June 2026 Saab signed a contract with Sweden's defence procurement agency, the FMV, for 16 new-build Gripen E fighters for Ukraine, worth about SEK 24.6 billion (roughly USD 2.5 billion)\n * The order will be booked in the third quarter of 2026 and delivered in 2029–2030, with spare parts and equipment; it is financed through the EU Ukraine loan facility with British support\n * Separately, Sweden will donate up to 16 used Gripen C/D as ",
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  "ukraine"
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  "industry"
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 "capabilities": [
  "air"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "air-space",
  "russia-ukraine-conflict"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "european-union",
  "saab",
  "sweden",
  "ukraine",
  "united-kingdom"
 ],
 "inferred": {
  "countries": [
   "sweden",
   "ukraine",
   "united-kingdom"
  ],
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}