F-35 Retrofitting: Swiss Army Threatens Hundreds of Million Additional Costs

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The F-35 is considered the world's most modern model of its class. However, after delivery, the systems that have to be retrofitted expensively later are missing.

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Finland has received the first F-35 fighter jets at the beginning of the month, but the aircraft can be less than the US promised. This gives rise to sharp criticism. The same problems threaten Switzerland as well.

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Finland criticizes delays and flaws in the F-35. Switzerland, too, initially receives the jets in reduced block 4 configuration – expensive retrofits are threatening.