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The Swiss Socialist Party is criticizing Swiss Air Force's proposals for modernizing the defence front line

Bern, Switzerland - Party's members would rather prefer a lowering of military spending

The Swiss Socialist Party would have considered today the recent negotiation between national Government and the Austrian one dealing with the transfer of 54 F-5E Tiger II fighters (see for details AVIONEWS). Socialists in fact wouldn’t agree Swiss Air force’s exigency for modernizing the defence line. According to Party’s members, the substitution of such aircraft would not be necessary in order to de...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 58889
Rome, Italy, 02/23/2004 18:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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