Saab 340

Stockholm is transferring its remaining Saab ASC 890 aircraft to bolster Kyiv’s air defense capacity.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Sweden will transfer a pair of airborne early warning aircraft to Ukraine in a bid to bolster the country’s air defense and support its future F-16s.

The company is studying hybrid-electric helicopters, continuing its electric certification drive and pushing Dash 7 conversion for NASA’s flight demonstrator.

The potential export comes less than a year after Poland acquired two Saab 340 airborne early warning and control aircraft from Sweden.

The announcement came just hours after the last flight of the Glasgow-based regional carrier's once-large fleet of Saab 340 turboprops after 24 years’ service.

The purchase of the two Erieye Saab 340s springs from an urgent requirement from Poland to bolster aerial surveillance of its borders with Russia.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak revealed in May that his government was in advanced talks to obtain early warning aircraft from Sweden.

Scottish regional carrier Loganair is preparing to mark the final phaseouts of its Saab 340 passenger fleet as it brings in a new batch of ATR 42/72s.

The inter-island carrier signed a similar agreement with Hawaiian Airlines in October.