Now what, will Sweeden be forced to buy F-35 jets which disintegrate in the rain?
Poland once wanted to buy this class of planes. Of course nobody even suggested best offer, Russian Sukhoi, so the three considered were US F-16, French Mirage and Swedish Gripen. Swedes offered by far the best deal, but of course it's Poland so we chosen literally the worst deal for worst of those planes, F-16. And US didn't keep the terms of even that shit deal, so something like 1/3rd of those planes are already cannibalised for parts and the readiness of rest of them is pretty dubious.
So probably yeah. Also afaik Swedish arms industry is one of the biggest worldwide, that got to be thorn in the side of US MIC.
The Gripen would be perfect for Poland if they wanted a Western jet, Sukhoi would also be perfect if they wanted to stay with Russian jets, but of course due to US influence the F-16 was chosen, worse than all other options. Oof.
Swedish arms industry is one of the biggest worldwide
Not for long if they join NATO. The US seems hellbent on destroying or subsuming the military industries of Europe, and they have been especially successful at doing this to their European NATO vassals by forcing them to buy American made crap.
Poland once wanted to buy this class of planes. Of course nobody even suggested best offer, Russian Sukhoi, so the three considered were US F-16, French Mirage and Swedish Gripen. Swedes offered by far the best deal, but of course it's Poland so we chosen literally the worst deal for worst of those planes, F-16. And US didn't keep the terms of even that shit deal, so something like 1/3rd of those planes are already cannibalised for parts and the readiness of rest of them is pretty dubious.
So probably yeah. Also afaik Swedish arms industry is one of the biggest worldwide, that got to be thorn in the side of US MIC.
The Gripen would be perfect for Poland if they wanted a Western jet, Sukhoi would also be perfect if they wanted to stay with Russian jets, but of course due to US influence the F-16 was chosen, worse than all other options. Oof.
Not for long if they join NATO. The US seems hellbent on destroying or subsuming the military industries of Europe, and they have been especially successful at doing this to their European NATO vassals by forcing them to buy American made crap.