Combat aircraft
United States to Switzerland: F-35A Lightning II, 2021
Neutral Switzerland ordered 36 F-35A fighters after a referendum narrowly approved the fighter budget.
The record
- Weapon systemF-35A Lightning II
- CategoryCombat aircraft
- SupplierUnited States (Washington DC)
- RecipientSwitzerland (Bern)
- Units recorded36
- Value$6.0B
- Year2021
- StatusOrdered
- Documentation confidence85/100
- Distance between capitals6,598 km
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