US EditionSwiss Lawmakers Push to Cancel F-35 Deal After Trump's 39% Tariff
SPAIN, AUG 11 – Spain prioritizes European fighter jets like the Eurofighter Typhoon and Future Combat Air System, citing economic constraints and strategic independence from US military technology.
- Swiss lawmaker Hans-Peter Portmann submitted a motion to review the procurement of 36 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets after the US imposed a 39% tariff on Swiss imports.
- The tariff followed US President Donald Trump's decision amid unresolved disputes over the fixed price for the jets, which Switzerland valued at about 6 billion francs.
- Defense minister Martin Pfister expressed openness to new arms orders with the US to improve relations despite political resistance and a failed mission to stop the tariff.
- Portmann urged accepting losses and halting further deliveries to fill defense gaps with European purchases, calling the F-35 deal a "political business again."
- The tariff has increased political opposition and jeopardized major Swiss export sectors, prompting the government to seek further US talks while maintaining the current F-35 contract.
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Swiss open to new US defense orders to tackle tariffs
GENEVA, Switzerland – Switzerland’s defense minister Martin Pfister said Sunday he was “open” to placing new arms orders with the United States as a way to try to reduce Washington’s whopping tariffs. The Swiss government is seeking more talks with the United States after a last-gasp mission to the US capital failed to stop a 39-percent tariff blow that businesses described as a “horror scenario”. “Military purchases are important for relations …
The Government has decided to suspend the purchase of U.S. F-35 aircraft without delay, despite the fact that negotiations were well under way to complete the operation...
The decision of the Spanish government to renounce the purchase of F-35 fighters, leaked to the press in Spain without prior or official communication to Washington, has caused a deep discomfort in US diplomacy, where it is feared that it could trigger a domino effect among traditional allies of the United States. The announcement arrives at a particularly delicate moment, in full negotiation of exemptions to tariffs that the Trump administratio…
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