FILE PHOTO: Swiss Air Force F/A18 Hornet fighter jets release flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland, which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies, wants to spend billions on new fighter jets.
Many oppose the idea, saying the neutral country neither can afford nor needs cutting-edge warplanes to defend Alpine territory which a supersonic jet can cross in 10 minutes.
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