Swiss F-35 Procurement Cost Already Rising

F-35
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Switzerland has put contracts in place for its Lockheed Martin F-35 procurement, but the price tag is almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.1 billion) higher than when the type was selected. Details of the contracts released by the Swiss Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) assume a...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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