Soon, Ukraine will have a new weapon: Swedish Gripen fighter jets carrying Meteor missiles, which can hit targets farther away than any missile Ukrainian pilots have now. That extra range could help blunt one of Russia's most destructive weapons by pushing Russian pilots to drop guided bombs from farther behind the front line — shrinking how far those bombs can reach, Ukrainian military aviation expert Andrii Kharuk told the Kyiv Independent. "Here there are two factors: material, or physical,

Sweden will supply MBDA Meteor missiles and up to 16 Gripen jets to Ukraine, with Kyiv also purchasing 20 new Gripen E/F fighters in a deal worth up to $2.7

Meteor is one of Europe’s most advanced beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, produced by MBDA. It has a range exceeding 100 kilometers, with a reported maximum of 200…

Soon, Ukraine will have a new weapon: Swedish Gripen fighter jets carrying Meteor missiles, which can hit targets farther away than any missile Ukrainian pilots have now. That…