Military

  • How to modernize Swiss Army (even without new planes !) – Part II/II

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    Sébastien Flury

    serve the country. I think Swiss Army could be even more than that : a way to encourage social mobility (« ascenseur social », as we name it in French). It’s kind of working in the USA (OK, the probability to come back from military duty is ways lower!) and we should inspire from it. Everybody going to…

  • How to modernize Swiss Army (even without new planes !) – Part I/II

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    Sébastien Flury

    If you’re living in Switzerland, you’ve probably heard or read that citizens will have to say yes or no to 32 new planes, named « Gripen ». These flights will cost around CHF 3.2bn and around CHF 200M per year during 30 years (for maintenance, etc.). These engines will be built by a Swedish company, but there…