Sweden's mighty air force cut as defense spending is slashed

FARNBOROUGH, England - It was once among the largest air forces in the world, and even when the current commander of the Swedish air force, Maj. Gen. Jan Andersson, joined up in 1976, his nation could boast 28 squadrons of Swedish-built jet fighters. But in a few years' time there will be just four...

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