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Government stands by fighter jet plans
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At a meeting on Wednesday it decided to stick with its previously agreed timescale for replacing its ageing Tiger jet fleet. Defence Minister Ueli Maurer had suggested last week that the project be dropped and the money instead spent on infrastructure and equipment. An evaluation of three types of jet by different aircraft manufacturers –…
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The 78-page report attempts to tackle a controversial question: Should the Swiss army cooperate more closely with international peacekeeping efforts abroad or should it retreat to being a purely defensive force with a focus on infantry? The answer in the report – which strives to find common ground between opposing forces – has met with…
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The man was willing to do his military service but was rejected because he suffered from Type I diabetes. As the Swiss doctors considered him less than “40 per cent disabled”, he had to pay SFr700 ($615) in lieu. The Federal Court in Lausanne backed the army’s decision, so the man, now 30, went to…
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