Why is Gripeny more costly for Ukraine than F-35 for Poland?

Zdjęcie: Dwa myśliwce odrzutowe w locie, jeden F-35 nad chmurami, drugi JAS-39 Gripen nad lasem, oba dynamicznie pochylone.


Swedes and Ukrainians agreed on a contract for 16 Gripen E fighters. The contract amounts to 24.6 billion Swedish crowns, or about 2.54 billion dollars. The cost of the contract is interesting in the context of the Polish acquisition of F-35, which is widely regarded as...