Switzerland to pay less for Gripens

Swiss public broadcaster SF reported that Switzerland will pay 100 million Swiss francs ($107 million) for each Gripen fighter, this is 15 to 30 percent below the level Sweden itself has agreed to pay for the planes.

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Korean War double ace dies

Ralph Sherman Parr Jr., a double ace in the Korean War, has died after battling cancer.

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