Orban: Hungary will add Swedish Gripen fighter jets to its air fleet

Hungary is going to replenish its own air force fleet with Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made such a statement during a press conference with his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson, RIA Novosti reports.

“We have extended our treaty and supplemented it. Now an agreement has been concluded that we will expand our army with four Gripen fighter jets,” Orban added.

Earlier, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that Sweden and Hungary would soon become NATO allies.