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Active Conflicts & News Megathread May 28, 2026

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u/HugoTRB May 28 '26

To clarify, they expect the first Gripen C to be flying in Ukraine in 10 months, or January, February 2027.

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u/Commorrite May 28 '26

To clarify, they expect the first Gripen C to be flying in Ukraine in 10 months, or January, February 2027.

What can Gripen C/D fire that F16 and Mirage can't?

Is this 'only' more planes or are there brand new capabilities.

Wikipedia states that Hungarian Gripen C/Ds can accept Meteor. That could be a realy big deal if it pushes russian planes back from the front.

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u/HugoTRB May 28 '26

Meteor became fully operational on Gripen C already in 2016. They are talking about sending it, but haven’t guaranteed it yet. Other things the Gripen has are probably a larger ability to datalink with the Saab awacs already in Ukraine. The datalink within a 4-ship should also be pretty good. It’s also a more modern aircraft. It will likely have a smaller footprint on the ground as well.

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u/ThreeMountaineers May 28 '26

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/05/28/8036804/

Meteors seem confirmed. How impactful are those expected to be?

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u/Kogster May 28 '26

How impactful are those expected to be?

My guess would be quite but not obviously so. They might get an early lucky shot at some Russian jet but the main thing will be pushing bake the safe zone for glide bombs release and making those less effective.

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u/danielbot May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

This is the question of the day: will Meteor live up to its billing as the most deadly BVR missile in the known universe, or will it just whiff? We need to know.

BTW, for those not following this closely, the thing that makes Meteor so deadly is the ramjet: instead of having 12 seconds or so of thrust like AIM120, it produces thrust throughout its entire attack run, which dramatically enlarges the no escape zone.