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 "slug": "sweden-ukraine-gripen-package-16-c-d-donation-20-e-aircraft-eu-loan",
 "title": "Sweden and Ukraine Announce Gripen Package: 16 C/D Donated for 2027; Up to 20 Gripen E via €2.5 Billion EU Loan",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/sweden-ukraine-gripen-package-16-c-d-donation-20-e-aircraft-eu-loan/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/sweden-ukraine-gripen-package-16-c-d-donation-20-e-aircraft-eu-loan/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-28T08:23:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:51:55.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUppsala, 28 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced the package at Uppsala air base on 28 May: 16 Gripen C/D donated for delivery in early 2027, plus up to 20 new Gripen E aircraft via a €2.5 billion EU loan tranche with deliveries from 2030\n * Letter of intent envelope extends to 150 aircraft over the programme cycle; €2.5 billion drawn from the €90 billion EU loan facility for Ukraine\n * Verkhovna Rada cleared the packag",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "russia-ukraine-conflict",
  "air-space"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "russia",
  "saab",
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