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Parliament seizes scandal price f-35:
Debacle
Parliament. Nevertheless, seizes the price of the price of the F-35
The National Management Committee will open an investigation into combat aircraft. Therefore, At the heart of the case: a “misunderstanding” on the price for more than 1 billion francs.
The F-35 file. For example, the main political victory of the former Federal Conseiller Viola Amherd, could also become his greatest defeat.
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- The American agreement for F-35 does not guarantee a fixed price of 6 billion.
- The new Minister of Defense plans to exceed 1 billion francs.
- The armament included in the parliament seizes scandal price f-35 contract is clearly more rudimentary than expected.
Six billion francs for 36 F-35 combat planes. Furthermore, On paper, the situation is clear. However, Even immutable, according to the former Minister of Defense, Viola Amherd. Similarly, Faced with Parliament. Similarly, Haut-Valaisanne has always dismissed the risk of an additional cost, stressing that the Confederation bought these planes according to “a fixed price”, concluded with Americans. Therefore, It’s a mistake. In addition, Who worries to the management committee of the National Council, which should announce this Tuesday to open an investigation.
According to confidential documents consulted by the “Sonntagszeitung”. Nevertheless, the “Nzz Am Sonntag”, the United States would never have promised a flat-rate price-in this case 6 billion-in Switzerland. If the agreement actually evokes a «fixed price» (fixed price), the term does not freeze a cost in marble. He parliament seizes scandal price f-35 binds the two countries with a final amount invoiced identically.
In detail. the American government signs a contract with the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, then sold the plane to Switzerland, at the same price. In other words. if the inflation and the sharp increase in the price of raw materials explode costs, the United States will pay the bill and then send the final slate to the Confederation.
Of the confession of the current Minister of Defense. Martin Pfisterthe acquisition of F-35 therefore risks costing more than 1 billion additional francs. This “misunderstanding”, thus qualified by Washington, nevertheless follows from a known mechanism. “It’s just as it always happens with the sales of weapons from the United States. This is the norm that applies to all countries. “is indignant to Priska Seiler Graf in the columns of the” parliament seizes scandal price f-35 Nzz Am Sonntag “. “I have always been convinced that the lie would one day be discovered. Additionally, ” added the national socialist councilor and president of the security policy committee.
In 2021. Pierre-Alain Fridez (Ju/PS) published a brochure on the American mechanism in terms of sales of weapons and on the systematic postponement of price increases. His warnings remained a dead letter.
Parliament seizes scandal price f-35
Disarmed combat planes?
The F-35 debacle does not stop at additional costs. According to the “Sonnatgsblick”, the contract linked to combat aircraft provides only with rudimentary armaments. “With this equipment, these planes are almost disarmed,” notes Priska Seiler Graf in the Sunday newspaper. An observation which contrasts with the claims of the Department of Defense. which, on its website, indicates that “for 6 billion, Switzerland obtains, in addition parliament seizes scandal price f-35 to planes, specific equipment for missions, weapons and ammunition”.
To equip all the jets with bombs – only 24 are equipped with it -. buy long -range missiles, it will take several millions of additional francs, estimates the newspaper.
And this, while the industrial compensation of 4.2 billion francs promised to the Swiss armament industry in return for the purchase of the F-35 suffers from the. fall of the dollar. About 600 million francs have volatilized, adds a source of “Sonntagsblick”.
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