Sweden sends superior surveillance plane to Ukraine

The planes, that are manufactured by Saab, are flying radar stations that may observe planes, missiles and ships from a protracted distance. They will fulfill the identical function as NATO’s AWACS plane.

Sweden’s authorities introduced on Tuesday a brand new navy assist package deal for Ukraine consisting of weapons and different materials value NOK 13 billion.

– It consists of tools that’s excessive on the Ukrainian precedence record. The air drive is being strengthened with two ASC 890 plane, we’re offering artillery ammunition and armored autos, says Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch to SVT.

Necessary capability

It’s the sixteenth assist package deal from Sweden to Ukraine following Russia went to full-scale conflict towards Ukraine. It implies that Sweden has given the nation simply over NOK 50 billion in humanitarian, monetary and navy assist.

– The general evaluation is {that a} donation of the surveillance and management plane ASC 890 is what can have the best impression on Ukraine’s air protection proper now, says Protection Minister Pål Jonsson. He factors out that the supply helps to strengthen Ukraine’s in parallel with the supply of F-16 plane.

– You’ll be able to determine cruise missiles on the way in which in, determine drones and targets each on the bottom and at sea, he says at a press convention.

Ukraine stated earlier this yr that it had shot down two Russian Beriev A-50 plane. These plane have the identical function because the plane that Sweden now offers to Ukraine.

Stormtroopers

To compensate for the switch of the superior surveillance planes, Sweden will purchase one other S 106 World eye airplane, a more moderen kind additionally produced by Saab. Sweden has already ordered two such plane.

Sweden can also be donating its whole steady of the PvB 302 storm armored car, an older kind of which the nation has between 80 and 100.

The armored personnel carriers will strengthen the Ukrainian military and go to new divisions which can be below building. They will transport troopers and have an offensive function, however are additionally used for sick transport and rescue.