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minus-squarezwerg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoIt is probably a year before we’ll see them in action, factoring in delivery and training time, sadly.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 days agoFrom what I have heard, we have already trained Ukrainian pilots to use Gripen, and I seem to recall that we sent an aid package a while ago with Gripens spares to enable a quick deployment once everything was signed
minus-squarefroh42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI just wish we EU countries would cancel our fucking F35 orders and order the same monetary amount in Gripens instead.
It is probably a year before we’ll see them in action, factoring in delivery and training time, sadly.
From what I have heard, we have already trained Ukrainian pilots to use Gripen, and I seem to recall that we sent an aid package a while ago with Gripens spares to enable a quick deployment once everything was signed
I hope thats true!
I just wish we EU countries would cancel our fucking F35 orders and order the same monetary amount in Gripens instead.