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F-35A Lightning II and Patriot Scoop Switzerland Air 2030 Selection

U.S. suppliers have beaten European competitors in Switzerland's Air 2030 program for new fighters and an air defense system.

Four F-35As from the U.S. Air Force’s 388th Fighter Wing deployed to Payerne in Switzerland for the two-week evaluation in June 2019. When an F-35 order is placed, Switzerland will become the 15th nation to join the program. (Photo: US Air Force)

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

June 30, 2021

Switzerland’s Federal Council announced June 30 that it will ask parliament to procure 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs to answer the air force’s Neues Kampfflugzeug (NKF, new fighter) requirement. They will replace the current Northrop F-5E Tigers and Boeing F/A-18 Hornets as part of the wider Air 2030 program. The selection follows a rigorous evaluation that involved all four contenders—including Boeing's Super Hornet, Dassault's Rafale, and the Eurofighter Typhoon—partaking in in-country trials.

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