Sweden plans to deploy Gripen fighters and Patriot system to protect
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Sweden has proposed increasing its contribution to Poland’s air defence by 2027, including the deployment of JAS 39 Gripen fighters and a Patriot air‑defence system to protect the Rzeszów‑Jasionka airport in southeast Poland, a key logistics hub for aid to Ukraine.
The Patriot system is scheduled to arrive in early December 2026 and will be integrated by about 100 personnel from the Air Defence Regiment (Lv 6) with support from Blekinge Air Wing (F 17), while Sweden also proposes to enable up to 600 air, 850 naval and 3,900 land personnel for NATO operations in 2027, raising its total limit to 5,350 personnel.