Sweden Relearning Cold War Basing Skills

Credit: Saab
In the face of a more advanced and menacing Russian threat from across the Baltic Sea, Sweden is having to relearn the old skill of dispersed basing. The principle is simple: Dispersing the air force means it cannot be destroyed in a single coordinated attack like Israel achieved against Egypt in...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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