Sweden has announced the allocation of a new $1.3 billion military aid package to Ukraine, which will include a radar reconnaissance and control aircraft (ASC 890). This is stated in the press release of the Ministry of Defense.

According to the Swedish government, the “flying radar”, which is the ASC 890, will give Ukraine “completely new capabilities of aerial radar reconnaissance and combat control against targets in the air and at sea”.

In addition to the aircraft, Sweden will provide Ukraine with a full stock of Pansarbandvagn 302 tracked armored personnel carriers to support the formation of new brigades of the Ukrainian army.

The package also includes Rb 99 missiles that can be used both on aircraft and in ground-based air defense systems.

The Rb 99 radar-guided medium-range air-to-air missile is a licensed version of the American AIM-120B (AMRAAM) missile with a range of up to 70 kilometers, which was previously assembled in Sweden. These missiles are armed with Swedish JAS 39 Gripen multipurpose fighters.