According to the American authorities, a possible reduction in the number of F-35 fighter jets ordered by Switzerland is possible. They have informed Switzerland that this could be an option for cushioning the massive cost increase. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Kaj-Gunnar Sievert, a spokesperson for the Federal Armaments Office (Armasuisse), confirmed to the news agency Keystone-SDA a report in the NZZ am Sonntag. According to Sievert, the US government believes that it is Switzerland's sovereign decision whether it wishes to order fewer F-35 jets. According to the spokesperson, this was an option for Switzerland's further course of action following the announcement of the massive cost increase in the purchase of the F-35 fleet, which was originally planned at 36 aircraft. Instead of the initially assumed fixed price of CHF6 billion ($7.5 billion), additional costs of between CHF650 million and CHF1.3 billion must now be expected. The exact number of ...
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