Gripen for Ukraine – the transfer of fighters was “paused” to NATO – UNIAN
The Chief of the General Staff of the Netherlands said that “it is worth avoiding transferring a very large number of systems to Ukraine.”
The transfer of Swedish Gripen fighters to Ukraine was “put on hold” by NATO. Defense Express came to this conclusion after a statement by the Chief of the General Staff of the Netherlands Armed Forces, General Onno Eichelsheim, to Breaking Defense.
“We should avoid transferring too many systems to Ukraine because they don't have enough pilots… We need to take a balanced look at what capabilities are needed now,” Eichelsheim told reporters on the sidelines of an international security forum in Halifax.
In addition, in his opinion, the transfer of French Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine does not make sense, because we are talking about “a dispersal of resources and the need for support…
