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Swiss say can buy fewer US F-35 fighters due to price hike

AFP WORLD
Published March 06,2026
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Switzerland announced Friday it believed it could purchase 30 US F-35A fighter jets, rather than the 36 ordered, after Washington hiked the price.

And the Swiss government announced separately that as well as acquiring a Patriot System, it was looking at "an additional long-range surface-to-air missile system, preferably produced in Europe".

The statement cited "the tense geopolitical situation and the growing threat posed by long-range weapons".