Swedish defence group Saab can meet demand for its Gripen fighter jets even if a landmark deal for up to 150 planes to Ukraine becomes reality, the defence group's CEO said on Friday.

The Swedish warplanes are well suited to the rugged combat operations Ukraine will have to carry out, experts say.

Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy 100 to 150 Swedish Gripen fighter planes. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expected the first planes to entire service as early as next year.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a letter of intent on Wednesday to export up to 150 of Saab's Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine after talks in Linkoping,

Let's take a look at the evolution of the fighter plane from the Spad 13, to the F22 Raptor! In its over 100 year existence, the fighter plane has gone from wood and fabric to supersonic composite flying super computers.

As one of the fastest fighter planes in World War II, the widely used P-51D variant made 1,490 horsepower and had a top speed of 437 miles per hour.