000			02079cam a2200385 i 4500
001			rnd000000000047801
003			RAND
008			920212s1991 cauab b 000 0 eng d
010			_a 91173926
020			_a0833011030
027			_aRAND/R-4007-RC
035			_a(Sirsi) a189025
037			_c$25.00
040			_aCstmoR _cCstmoR
043			_ae-sw---
050	0	0	_aUG635.S85 _b.B58 1991
100	1		_aBitzinger, Richard. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFacing the future : _bthe Swedish Air Force, 1990-2005 / _cRichard A. Bitzinger.
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c1991.
300			_axiii, 59 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 53-59).
520			_aThis report examines the current and future state of the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) as it embarks on a major modernization program and the implications that this has or may have for Swedish defense and Western security interests. The SwAF is currently one of the largest air forces in Western Europe and should remain a considerable and capable force into the 21st century, despite continuing defense budgetary constraints. It will not be able to compensate fully for the decline in Sweden's other military services, however, creating the risk that Sweden's defenses could become a hollow shell. Sweden could find itself increasingly dependent upon its assumptions of an indirect U.S. security guarantee, which in the absence of a formal defense agreement is an unreliable basis for national security.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
610	1	0	_aSweden. _bFlygvapnet.
650		0	_aAir forces _zSweden.
650		0	_aMilitary planning _zSweden.
651		0	_aSweden _xDefenses.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4007/
999			_c598069 _d598069