UKRAINE PROPOSES TO USE EURO2.5 BILLION IN EUROPEAN UNION LOANS TO PURCHASE 16 EAGLE LION E AIRCRAFT

ON 30 JULY, ACCORDING TO SOURCES, UKRAINE PLANNED TO USE EURO2.5 BILLION OF THE EURO3.470 BILLION EU-UA LOAN FOR THE PURCHASE OF 16 "HAWK LION" E-TYPE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURED BY THE SWEDISH SABO COMPANY. FOR ITS PART, UKRAINE EXPECTS THAT THE DELIVERY OF THESE AIRCRAFT WILL BEGIN IN 2027. THE SPOKESPERSON OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS CONFIRMED THAT PART OF THE AID FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE EAGLE LIONS, BUT NO SPECIFIC AMOUNTS AND NUMBERS OF THE AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED。