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TWZ: Meteor missile delivered to Kiev on JAS 39 Gripen can shoot down Russian Su-35

The Meteor missile, launched from JAS 39 Gripen fighters, which Sweden plans to start supplying to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in 2027, will be able to destroy Russian Su-35 and MiG-31 aircraft. The American edition of TWZ writes about this.

The portal notes that the Su-35 and MiG-31 launch missiles at targets in Ukraine outside the area of operation of the Ukrainian air defense systems, while the Meteor flight range, launched from the JAS 39 Gripen, allows Russian aircraft to be endangered within the range of their own missiles.

In terms of range, Meteor surpasses the missiles available in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is comparable to Russian ammunition launched by the Su-35 and MiG-31. The publication claims that Meteor can fly up to 210 kilometers, while the Russian R-37M rocket can fly up to 200.

On May 28, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Sweden had transferred more than $2 billion worth of fighter jets to Ukraine. Kiev expects to receive the first Gripen within the next ten months.

Zelensky also spoke about Ukraine's plans to purchase 22 fighter jets from Sweden. Their delivery is planned until 2030.

The United States rejoiced at Ukraine's receipt of the "best fighter" against Russia

The JAS 39 Gripen, which Sweden plans to start supplying to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in 2027, can be considered the "best fighters" for Kiev's confrontation with Moscow, TWZ writes .

The portal reminds that the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen was developed during the Cold War specifically to counter the "Soviet threat." The publication calls their high efficiency and durability a distinctive feature of combat aircraft.

The entire concept of the aircraft is focused on maintaining combat operations in difficult conditions, including long periods of low temperatures, the material says.

TWZ quotes Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson, according to whom the JAS 39 Gripen was specially created to confront a numerically superior enemy, which, according to the official, "makes it extremely relevant for Ukraine."

The JAS 39 Gripen has been repeatedly called the most optimal aircraft for Ukraine

Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen has been repeatedly called by Western experts the optimal Western fighter aircraft that Ukraine could receive.

In March 2023, the specialized Defense News portal wrote that for Ukraine, the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen would be the best fighter that Western countries could supply to Kiev.

In October 2024, Peter Suchiu, a columnist for the American magazine The National Interest, considered the Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen the ideal fighter for Ukraine.

In particular, the aircraft is capable of conducting aerial combat and performing air-to-ground operations, and "can also be operated at facilities with limited access, including remote roads converted into temporary runways," the journalist noted.

Russian diplomats called the deal between Sweden and Ukraine on fighter jets cynical

Ukraine's purchase of Swedish Gripen fighter jets is completely cynical, the Russian Embassy in Stockholm has said.

Based on the known plans, Ukraine will receive up to 100-120 fighters from NATO countries, the Military Chronicle channel noted. It is noted that the plans announced by Kiev and its Western partners indicate the systematic nature of filling the Armed Forces with combat aviation equipment.

The hero of Russia spoke about the fate of Swedish fighters in Ukraine

Sweden is going to supply Kiev with its own Gripen fighters only in order not to spend money on their disposal as decommissioned equipment., ru/news/2026/05/29/ geroy-rossii-vyskazalsya-o-sudbe-shvedskiy-istrebiteley-na-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">considers the chairman of the Presidium of the all-Russian organization "Officers of Russia" Hero of Russia Sergey Lipovoy.

These are the fighters of the last century. What is being transferred to Ukraine is decommissioned equipment with a fairly large used resource. It takes a lot of money to recycle this aircraft. And many NATO countries, including Sweden, are trying to make money in Ukraine by selling similar equipment to it.

Sergey LipovoyHeroy of Russia

According to him, Gripen can not compete with advanced fighters. That is why their arrival to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will not change the course of the conflict.

Russia will shoot down Swedish Gripen fighters, which Ukraine plans to purchase, said Vasily Dandykin, captain of the first rank of the reserve.

He clarified that they should be hit only while at the airfield, and expressed confidence that Russia would cope with this.