Sweden distributes 'be prepared for war' leaflet to all 4.8m homes

Re:Sweden distributes 'be prepared for war' leaflet to all 4... by kinsomo on Monday May 21, 2018 @06:25PM (#17122364)

IIRC, Swedish military doctrine assumes that much of their main military infrastructure will be quickly destroyed in an attack, so their forces are designed to disperse and operate from with minimal resources in difficult conditions. For instance, their main fighter is designed to operate from public roads with a small maintenance crew:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen#Usability_a...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_strip#Sweden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49L9BlYQSjw

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Re:Sweden distributes 'be prepared for war' leaflet to all 4... by dsego on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @04:44AM (#17124520)

Yet instead of new Gripens, Croatian government decides to buy old used F16s from Israel.

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