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Sweden Takes a Significant Step to Support Ukraine with Gripen Jets

On May 29, Sweden detailed the 16th installment of military aid it was preparing to unlock for Ukraine. Valued at 1.16 billion euros ,...

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Sweden Takes a Significant Step to Support Ukraine with Gripen Jets

On May 29, Sweden detailed the 16th installment of military aid it was preparing to unlock for Ukraine. Valued at 1.16 billion euros , it notably included the donation of the last two Saab 340 AW&C airborne command and control and early warning aircraft that were still in service with its air force (Svenska flygvapnet). "Ukraine's ability to identify and engage long-range targets will be enhanced. The aid package also includes training, the provision of technical equipment, and support for air surveillance as well as command and control (C2)," the Swedish government explained. Given that Stockholm had previously announced its decision to halt its project of providing JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets to the Ukrainian Air Force in...

Beyond Star Wars: Dune: Part Two Offers the Best Sci-Fi Experience in Decades

Denis Villeneuve's long-awaited Dune: Part Two finally debuted on March 1, and it's definitely worth the wait. Following the breathtaking worldbuilding of 2021's Part One, this sequel concludes Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi story in an exciting and profoundly rewarding manner. Dune: Part Two continues right where the part one left off. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) has taken on the role of the predicted Lisan al-Gaib, uniting the Fremen of Arrakis and leading a full-fledged insurrection against the brutally tyrannical Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV and the filthy House Harkonnen. However, acquiring control of the vital spice and overturning the Known Universe's millennia-old power structures proves to be a daunting task. Paul and his strong mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), must...

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