Switzerland Questions Fighter Retirements Amid F-35 Delays
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Patrouille Suisse's aircraft and the current combat aircraft may still be able to fly, and the SVP and the left parties are calling for a review.
Swiss May Extend Older Fighter Jets Over Delayed US F-35 Deal
To this must be added the recent authorization - not equivalent to a contract yet - of the US Department of Defense for the supply of components of the F-404 engine of the F-18 fighter aircraft to Spain for an estimated value of 200 million euros (about 170 million to change).And what will happen by 2040?The Eurofighter, of which the Air and Space Army already has a fleet of 69 aircraft in service between Morón and Albacete, will gain progressiv…
On June 1st, the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport [DDPS] announced that the project "Extension of the service life of F/A-18 fighter jets", launched in 2017 with a budget of 450 million Swiss francs [CHF], had just been completed by the Office... This article Swiss MPs want a study on a possible extension of the F/A-18 Hornet beyond 2030 first appeared on Military Zone.
Switzerland questions fighter retirements amid F-35 delays
Switzerland may be forced to keep its decades-old Swiss Air Force F-5 Tiger and F/A-18 Hornet flying past their planned retirement to avoid an air-defense gap, after cost overruns and capability delays on its US F-35A Lightning II deal put the transition at risk. The prospect is being pushed by lawmakers through postulate 26.3021, which would task the government with presenting an updated air-defense risk scenario for 2028 to 2030, and specific…
Due to the uncertainties regarding the delivery of the F-35 fighter jets, the National Council wants to have a further operation of the Tiger F-5 and F/A-18 tested.
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