Sweden and Denmark will purchase air defence systems for Ukraine worth nearly €250 million

Sweden and Denmark will jointly provide Ukraine with an aid package worth SEK 2.6 billion (€246 million), which will include air defence systems. The systems are already in production and are expected to be delivered to Ukraine within a few months.

As reported by Swedish public broadcaster SVT, Sweden is allocating almost €200 million for the purchase of Tridon Mk2 systems. These are Swedish-made air defence systems that are particularly effective at shooting down drones.

"It can shoot down drones, cruise missiles and even helicopters. This is a capability Ukraine needs, given that Russia's long-range strikes are currently very intense across the entire country," said Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson.

These systems will be specially adapted to counter drones and other short-range aerial threats.

Denmark is investing more than €40 million in the procurement of Tridon Mk2 systems.

The exact number of systems purchased for Ukraine is confidential, but according to Swedish officials, it will meet the needs of an air defence battalion. The systems are already in production and are expected to be delivered to Ukraine within a few months.

On 1 February, it also became known that Sweden is preparing "one of the largest" military aid packages for Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government expects that a plant of the manufacturer of Swedish Gripen fighter jets will be built in Ukraine in 2033, and that the aircraft themselves will arrive "much earlier".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the first Gripens could be delivered as early as 2026.