F-35A: the Management Commission Dismantles the Myth of the "Fixed Price" and Abhors the Former Minister of Defence
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The National Council's Management Commission has decided: no fixed flat rate price has ever been negotiated with Washington for the purchase of F-35A combat aircraft. A finding that in front of the repeated assurances of the DDPS Viola AmherdC's ex-cheffe is a cunning disavowal. In a report published this Tuesday, the National Council's Management Commission (CdG-N) affirms black and white that the DDPS and the Federal Council "should not have b…
When buying the new US fighter jets, the Federal Council left the illusion of a fixed price. An investigation by the Audit Commission now shows that the state government should never have expected a flat-rate fixed price.
The defense department VBS ignored clear facts in the F-35 deal: A fixed price was never realistic. The competent commission of the National Council strongly criticises ex-minister Viola Amherd and her people.
No fixed price has ever been agreed with the United States on the F-35, says Tuesday a report by the management committee of the National Council very critical on the negotiations between Bern and Washington to acquire the combat aircraft. Former Defense Minister Viola Amherd is pointed out.
Amherd knew already in August 2024 of possible additional costs during the F-35 purchase – but her government colleagues informed her only in March 2025. The GPK calls this procedure "not expedient".
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