F-35 Procurements Face Setbacks In Spain And Switzerland | Aviation Week Network

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Tony Osborne
August 19, 2025

Lockheed Martin F-35 in flight

The Swiss government remains committed to the F-35 despite price rises and tariffs, but will it stick to plans to purchase all 36 aircraft?

Credit: Aldo Wicki/Swiss Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport

European procurements of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have been roiled by questions about the aircraft’s future in both Spain and Switzerland. The issues boil down to funding and politics. Spain concluded that it would be best to spend defense funds in Europe, perhaps by acquiring…

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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