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At the end of June, the Federal Council announced that the purchase of 36 American F-35 F-35 bomb hunters would cost “between 650 million and 1.3 billion” Swiss francs more than the six billion announced. A fork to say the least vague-we speak of the single to double-which is easily explained: Bern in reality still does not know how much “his” F-35 will cost. Their price will only be fixed once the contract signed between the American government and its manufacturer Lockheed Martin. Expected last year, then this spring, finally this summer, this contract is still not achieved.
“The agreement has not yet been signed,” confirms to Temps Madison Callahan, spokesperson for Lockheed Martin. During the announcement of the financial results of the second quarter of 2025, our financial director, Evan Scott, said that we provide for the award of the contract during the second half. ” A delay which, according to the American specialized press, could be explained by various factors such as the adaptation of the fuselage to a new radar system, the update of the engine, of the financing problems and, last concern, a increase due to the customs taxes of Donald Trump, many parts of the device being produced abroad. If an F-35, in its latest version cost $ 85 million, the unit price should increase to more than $ 100 million.
