Neutral Switzerland plans to buy dozen of US F-35 fighter jets CNN 13 hrs ago Story by Reuters © Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown/USAF US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft fly from Britain to the United States on July 13, 2016.
Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin s F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents who have pledged a new referendum to overturn what they dubbed an unnecessary Ferrari option.
The $5.5 billion deal adds a 15th nation to the world s largest weapons project a family of interconnected, single-engine jets to be used by the United States and its allies and partners.
Swiss pick US F-35 jet and Patriot missiles for defence needs
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