Posted on 03/29/2011 6:14:19 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Sweden plans to join Libya no-fly zone with fighter jets, but no ground attacks
By The Associated Press – 1 hour ago
STOCKHOLM — Sweden plans to send up to eight fighter jets to help enforce the U.N.-mandated no-fly zone over Libya after receiving a request for assistance from NATO, the prime minister said Tuesday.
Fredrik Reinfeldt, who leads Sweden's centre-right coalition government, said the JAS 39 Gripen planes cannot be used for attacking ground targets.
The Swedish offer also includes a transport plane and 130 personnel and will be made available for three months, Reinfeldt told lawmakers. The proposal needs approval from Parliament.
Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Sweden's ambassador to NATO, told AP that alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen made an informal request last week to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt about contributing
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They have designed, built, and flown their own fighters for quite some time.
Sweden is a lot like Switzerland, they maintained a very credible armed neutrality during the Twentieth Century. Both the Germans and Russians avoided conflict with them.
There, now we finally have air superiority!
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Where do you think the Saab fighters come from?
When did Qaddafi get A-10s? ;-)
Wonder just how many aircraft Daffy has left?
Sweden wants to show off the Grippen to India.
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