Switzerland is holding talks with the United States after Washington has tried to increase the price of new fighter aircraft bought by Bern for its aviation, the government said today. Berne chose Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II as a next-generation fighter jet in 2021, with a fixed price of about 6 billion Swiss francs ($ 7.4 billion) for 36 aircraft, a decision that caused a dispute in neutral. But the US Single Programs Office said last year that the price could be higher and the US Defense and Security Cooperation Service informed Switzerland in February that the specified price was a misunderstanding. Switzerland has been informed that the price for the F-35s will be more expensive because of the most expensive raw materials and energy costs, as well as higher inflation in the US, with the amount increasing from $ 650 million to $ 1.3 billion […]
Source: News Beast
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