Ukraine's Use of New Radar Plane Enhances Air Defense Against Russian Jets

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Today, we’re talking about Sweden’s ASC 890, also known as the Saab 340 AEW&C, the high-tech airborne early-warning aircraft that just changed Ukraine’s air defense game.

This passenger plane has been transformed into a flying command center with a 400-kilometer Erieye radar system capable of tracking missiles, drones, and fighter jets long before they enter Ukrainian airspace. It’s fast, precise, and very, very Swedish, which means it probably came with great documentation and a polite warning label saying, “May cause extreme panic in Russian pilots.”

In this video, I break down:
• How the ASC 890 works and why airborne radar is such a massive upgrade over ground systems.
• The truth about Ukrainian crews training in Sweden to operate this system.
• Reports that the ASC 890 may already be assisting Ukraine’s F-16s in live operations.
• How Sweden’s radar tech is helping Ukraine spot cruise missiles, drones, and Russian aircraft hundreds of kilometers away.
• The technical hurdles, like EW interference, integration with Soviet-era systems, and maintenance challenges, that Ukraine’s engineers are racing to solve.

This is one of those upgrades that doesn’t fire a single shot, but it makes every Ukrainian missile and fighter jet smarter. With real-time airborne radar data feeding directly into Ukraine’s air defense network, Russia just lost its ability to sneak anything across the border undetected.

By pairing the ASC 890’s eyes with Ukraine’s new F-16s, and maybe soon GRIPENS, Kyiv is building something truly powerful: a hybrid East-West defense network that rivals anything in Europe.

As someone who’s worked with radar systems myself, I can tell you: once you can see everything, you control everything.

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Video Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ds9i_Mj_naZITSAx7WtdLqthNTYyQk1mfcF8zLc491A/edit?usp=sharing

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