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Italy sees planned F-35 fighter jet spending rise by €7.3 billion

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Italy's government is seeking parliamentary approval to increase ​planned investment in F-35 fighter ‌jets by €7.28 billion ($8.17 billion), lifting the programme's overall cost by more than ​50%, according to a parliamentary ​document.

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Italy sees planned F-35 fighter jet spending rise by €7.3 billion

Italy's government is seeking parliamentary approval to increase ​planned investment in F-35 fighter ‌jets by €7.28 billion ($8.17 billion), lifting the programme's overall cost by more than ​50%, according to a parliamentary ​document.

·London, United Kingdom
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The government accelerates on the re-armament and on the new F-35. In fact, the cost of the program for the acquisition of fighters has increased by more than 7 billion euros: from 13.5 billion euros expected in 2009 to 20.8 billion euros, with the planes that from the initials 131 will be at the end 115. The decree of [...] The article Re-armo, increases by more than 7 billion the expenditure for the F35 fighters: the government asks the Parlia…

·Rome, Italy
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The total amount now however will be more than 20 billion euros

·Rome, Italy
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It was 2009 and at Palazzo Chigi Silvio Berlusconi sat in what would become his last governmental experience. Italy was linked to a purchase program of F-35 U.S. for a total expenditure of 13.5 billion euros. Within the agreement ended, in a residual way, also the strengthening of the national production lines, to transform [...] The post The government increases the expenditure for the F-35: another 7 billion asked the Parliament appeared first…

The new investment is set to begin next year and continue until 2039.

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La Repubblica broke the news in Rome, Italy on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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