Sweden to send Ukraine military equipment worth $1.3 billion

MILAN — The Swedish government will send new military equipment to Ukraine worth $1.3 billion to fill the country’s most urgent capability gaps, officials announced on Wednesday.

The aid package will include the Saab-made airborne surveillance and control aircraft, known as ASC-890, which can track ships, drones, aircraft and missiles.

According to a statement published by the Swedish government, the aircraft will strengthen Ukraine’s “capability to identify and engage targets at long range.”

The weapons bundle will also contain a number of Swedish-made, advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, or RB-99-AMRAAM, adapted for ground-to-air engagements.

The Scandinavian country will send its complete stock of armored tracked personnel carriers, the PBV 302, alongside spare parts, ammunition, and maintenance equipment to support the regeneration of new Ukrainian brigades.

The Swedish vehicles, produced by the company now known as BAE Systems Hägglunds, were retired from service in 2014.

Additionally, Kyiv will receive an undisclosed number of 155mm artillery shells from Swedish stockpiles, “to combat Russian units in the depths of the battlefield,” according to the statement.

While this donation will lead to a temporary decline in Sweden’s armament, government officials have already committed to procuring more munitions as replacements. Similarly, defense officials in Stockholm intend to buy more GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab to make up for the donation of the older ASC-890 type.

These Swedish pledge follows military aid commitments from Spain and Belgium this week in the areas of combat aircraft, tanks and air defense.

Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo was a Europe correspondent for Defense News. She covers a wide range of topics related to military procurement and international security, and specializes in reporting on the aviation sector. She is based in Milan, Italy.

米兰——官员们周三宣布，瑞典政府将向乌克兰运送价值 13 亿美元的新军事装备，以填补该国最紧迫的能力缺口。

援助方案将包括萨博公司制造的空中监视和控制飞机，即ASC-890，它可以跟踪船舶、无人机、飞机和导弹。

瑞典政府发表声明称，该飞机将增强乌克兰“识别和打击远程目标的能力”。

该武器包还将包含一些瑞典制造的先进中程空空导弹，即RB-99-AMRAAM，这些导弹经过改装，可用于地对空作战。

这个北欧国家将向乌克兰提供其全部PBV 302履带式装甲运兵车库存，以及备件、弹药和维护设备，以支持乌克兰新旅的重建。

这些瑞典车辆由现名为 BAE Systems Hägglunds 的公司生产，于 2014 年退役。

此外，声明称，基辅还将从瑞典的库存中获得数量不详的 155 毫米炮弹，“用于打击战场深处的俄罗斯部队”。

虽然此次捐赠将导致瑞典军备暂时下降，但政府官员已承诺采购更多弹药作为替代品。同样，斯德哥尔摩的国防官员也计划从萨博公司购买更多“全球之眼”（GlobalEye）侦察机，以弥补捐赠老旧ASC-890型侦察机造成的损失。

继西班牙和比利时本周承诺向瑞典提供战斗机、坦克和防空武器等军事援助之后，瑞典也做出了这项承诺。

伊丽莎白·戈斯林-马洛曾任《防务新闻》欧洲通讯员。她的报道涵盖军事采购和国际安全等广泛领域，尤其擅长航空领域的报道。她常驻意大利米兰。